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20 Cards in this Set
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Evolve
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(v) to develop gradually
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adage
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(n) Proverd, wise saying
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churlish
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(adj) Lacking politeness or good manners
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laggard
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(n) a person who moves slowly or fall behind; (adj) falling
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preclude
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(v) to make impossible, prevent, to shut out
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wrangle
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(v) to quarrel or argue in noisy, angry way
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plaudits
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(n) applause
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revert
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(v) to return go back
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bonanza
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(n) a rich mass of ore in mine
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Excerpt
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(n) a passage taken from a book (v) to take such passage
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rubble
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(n) broken stone or bricks
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Citadel
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(n) and order having the force of the law; (v) to command firmly or forcefully
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hover
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(v) to float or hang suspended
over; to move back and forth |
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Collaborate
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(v) to work with, work together
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servile
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(adj) of or relating to slave or a servant
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jostle
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(v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing
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vigil
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(n) a watch especially at night
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Discordant
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(adj) disagreeable is sound
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grope
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(v) to feel about hesitantly with the hands
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Citadel
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(n) fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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