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18 Cards in this Set
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PES
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(L) foot
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expident
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adj. appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal
n. a means to an end |
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expedite
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v. #1. to help or hurry the progress of something
#2. of business, to perform business quickly |
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impede
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v. to hinder; to block the waay of
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pedigree
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n. #1. a list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind
#2. a recorded line of decent showing pure breeding of animals |
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pedometer
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n. a device that calculates the distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken
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peon
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n. a poor laborer of Latin America or the Southwestern United States, especially one bound to a landlord or creditor
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POUS
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(G) foot
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antipodes
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n. #1. any two places on the opposite sides of the earth
#2. something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else |
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podiatry
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n. the study and treatments of foot ailments
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podium
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n. an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais (in biology, any foot-like structure
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GRADIOR
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(L) to step or walk
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aggression
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n. #1. the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion
#2. hostile action or behavior |
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degradation
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n. #1. reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity
#2. lowering of moral or intellectual character #3. disgrace, dishonor |
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disgress
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v. to stray from, the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside
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gradation
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n. a systematic progression through a series of stages
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gradient
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n. an incline or slope; the rate of incline
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regress
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v. to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition
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