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60 Cards in this Set
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the highest point
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acme
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a charcteristic belonging to someone or something. to assign to.
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attribute
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to make somethin appear smaller
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belittle
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to transport, transmit, communicate.
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convey
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a belief or principle
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doctrine
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to remove by cutting, and indirect tax.
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excise
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unfamiliar, foreign
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exotic
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thin pale and careworn as a result of worry
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haggard
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lively, easy, and carefree
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jaunty
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a joining together. the point at which two things are joined together.
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juncture
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lackin importance or dignity
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menial
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to ward off, evade
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parry
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preying on, plundering
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predatory
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to destroy, runious damage
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ravage
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a way of holding the body
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stance
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showy flashy but lacking good taste
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tawdry
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious
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unassunming
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to roll about in
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wallow
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to show lack of firmness
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waver.
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to join at one end
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abut
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apparel
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attire
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to be of benefit to
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avail
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a very close friend
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crony
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mystifying
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cryptic
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going in diff. directions
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divergent
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hatred
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enmity
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passionate
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fervent
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starved looking
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gaunt
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to pass through
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inflitrate
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to make of no value
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nullify
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capable of being grasped by the senses
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preceptible
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to plunge straight down
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plummet
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to declare publicly
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proclaim
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to cause anger
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rankle
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an substitute
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proxy
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a person who collects usable items from waste materials
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scavenger
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to limit restriction
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stint
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not showing feeling
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stocial
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tireless
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unflagging
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suitable likely
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apt
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in a twisted position
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awry
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a short club used as a weapon, to use force or a strong argument to gain some points.
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bludgeon
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to surrender
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capitulate
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wear sore by rubbing
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chafe
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to destroy the pruity of
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defile
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dreadful
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dire
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charming
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disarming
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discontented
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disgrountles
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trespass
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encroach
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to furnish equip
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endow
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to ward off
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fend
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freedom from punishment
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impunity
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manner expression
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mein
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having to do with punishment
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penal
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related to the matter at hand
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partinent
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most common
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predominant
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something wonderful or marvelous, a child or young person extraordinary abilty or talent
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prodigy
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a person withdrawn from the planet
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recluse
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fame
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renown
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