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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn
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to stop preceedings for a time; move to another place
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alien
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a citizen of another country; foreign or strange
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comely
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pleasing to the eye
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Compensate
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to make up for; repay for services
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dissolute
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losse in ones morals and behavior
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erratic
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not regular; different from what is expected; undependable
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expulsion
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the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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deceptive move on purpose; pretense; to make the above
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fodder
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food for animals; raw materials
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fortify
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to strengthen
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illegible
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hard to read
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jeer
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to make fun of unkindly; rude remark
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lucrative
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bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
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average, ordinary
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proliferate
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to increase or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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conquer by force
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sully
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to soil or tarnish
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tantalize
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to tease
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terse
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concise and to the point
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unflinching
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firm
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