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21 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard.
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bestow
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(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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capacious
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(adj.) able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic.
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crusade
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(n.) a strong movement to adcance a cuase or idea;
(v.) to campaign, work vigorously |
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deface
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(v.) to injure or destory the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down. outshine.
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deface
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(v.) to injure or destory the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down. outshine.
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crusade
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(n.) a strong movement to adcance a cuase or idea;
(v.) to campaign, work vigorously |
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fallacy
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(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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levity
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(n.) a lack or seriosness or earnestness, especiallly about things that should be treated with respect; bouyancy, lightness in weight
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mendicant
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(n.) a beffat;(adj.) depending on begging for a living.
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nauseate
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(v.) to make sick to the stomach, to fill with disgust.
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negate
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(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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pivotal
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(adj.) vitally important, essential
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recipient
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(n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to recieve.
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ruse
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(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
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teem
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(v.( to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities.
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tenet
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(n.) an opinion, belief or principle held to be true.
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ungainly
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(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unweirdly
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tractable
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(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with ; easily wrought, malleable.
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voracious
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(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
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