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28 Cards in this Set
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affluence
(part of speech) |
noun
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affluence
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1st
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(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
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affluence
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Education, hard-work, and a very strong desire to succeed can raise a person from poverty to affluence.
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affluence
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poverty, want, destitution, scarcity
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affluence
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affluence
(synonym) |
opulence
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arrears
(part of speech) |
noun
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arrears
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2nd
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(n.) unpaid or overdue debts and unfinished duty
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arrears
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Bad spending habits and unexpected expenses left my aunt in arrears.
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arrears
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in default, in the red, late, over-due
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arrears
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cascade
(part of speech) |
noun, verb
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cascade
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2nd
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(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something fallen or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)
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cascade
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We were thrilled when we hit the jackpot, which produced a cascade of loudly jangling coins.
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cascade
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(n.) drip, drop; (v.) trickle, ooze
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cascade
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(v.) plunge, rush, tumble
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cringe
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verb
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(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear of submissiveness
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cringe
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My father told me to be brave and not to cringe when the doctor vaccinated me.
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cringe
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strut, swagger
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cringe
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flinch, duck, cower, fawn
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cringe
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crotchety
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adjective
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crotchety
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1st
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(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
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crotchety
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It is unfortunate that the teacher asked me to work with the most crotchety partner in the class.
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crotchety
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grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable
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crotchety
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social, friendly, agreeable, amiable
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crotchety
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