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20 Cards in this Set
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vicious
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adj evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme
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adjacent
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adj next to, near, adjoining
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barren
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adj not productive, bare
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disrupt
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v to break up, to disturb
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alight
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v. to get down from, step down from;to come down from the air, land adj. lighted up
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dynasty
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n powerful family or group of rulers that maintains itsposition or pwer for some time
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foretaste
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n an advanced indication, sample, or warning
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germinate
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v to begin to grow, come into being
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humdrum
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adj ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
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hurtle
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v to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl
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insinuate
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v to suggest or hintslyly; to edge into something indirectly
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interminable
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adj endless, so long as to seem endless
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interrogate
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v to ask questions, examine by question
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recompense
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v to pay back, give a reward; n aa payment for lost service, or injury
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renovate
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v to repairr, restore to good condition, make new again
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resume
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n a brief summary; a short written account of ones education, working expirence, or qualifications for a job
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sullen
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adj silent or broodingg because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
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trickle
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v to flow o fall by drops or in a small stream; n a small, irregular quantity of anything
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trivial
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adj not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
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tuce
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n a pause in fighting, temporary peace
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