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40 Cards in this Set
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adage
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proverb
wise saying |
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bonanza
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something very valuable
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churlish
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rude
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citadel
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fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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collaborate
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work together
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decree
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order having the force of law
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discordant
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lacking in harmony
conflicting |
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evolve
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develop gradually
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excerpt
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passage taken form a book
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grope
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feel around uncertainly with your hands
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jostle
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make way by pushing
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laggard
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someone who is slow
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plaudits
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applause
enthusiasic praise |
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preclude
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shut out
prevent make impossible |
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hover
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float or hang suspended over
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revert
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go back
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rubble
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brocken stone/bricks
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servile
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like a slave
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vigil
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a watch at night
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wrangle
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noisy quarrel
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antics
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ridiculous behavior
unpredictable actions |
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avowed
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declared openly with out shame
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banter
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playful remarks
tease |
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bounitful
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generous
plentiful |
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congested
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overcrowed
filled to excess |
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detriment
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harm
loss injury damage |
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durable
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sturdy
not easily worn |
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enterprising
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energetic
willing to start something new showing boldness/imagination |
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frugal
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economical
no waste/luxury scanty poor meager |
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gingerly
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with extreme care/caution
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glut
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oversupply
feed/fill to the point of overstuffing |
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incognito
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in a disguised states
some one in disguise |
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invaldidate
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make valueless
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legendary
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described in well known stories-fiction
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maim
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to cripple
disable injure |
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minimize
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to make small
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oblique
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slanting or sloping
NOT STRAIGHT |
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veer
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swereve
change direction suddenly |
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venerate
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look up with great respect
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wanton
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someone with low morals
pampered person |
