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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn
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to stop prcieedings temporarily; move to another place
postpone, suspend discontinue |
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Alien
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a citizen of another country, foreign, strange
S: exotic, unfamiliar |
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comely
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having a pleasant appearance
S: good-looking, attractive, bonny |
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compensate
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to make up for to repay for services
S: pay back, reimburse, recompense |
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Dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior
S: dissipated, debauced, immoral, corrupt |
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erratic
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not regular or consistent; different from wht is ordinarily expected
S: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable |
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expulsion
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the pricess of driving or forcing out
S: ejection, ouster, eviction |
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
S: trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff |
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fodder
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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
S: feed, provender |
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fortify
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to strengthen, build up
S: reinforce, shore up |
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illegible
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difficult or impossible to read
S: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled |
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly, a rude remark of derision
S laugh at, mock, taunt |
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lucrative
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bringing in money; profitable
S: gainful, moneymaking |
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mediocre
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
S; run of the mill |
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proliferate
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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
S: mulitply, mushroom, burgeon |
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subjegate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control
S; subdue, vanquish, master |
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, cefile, besmirch
S; pollute, taint, smear |
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tantalize
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to tesae, torment by teasing
S: tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water |
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Terse
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brief and to the point
S: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet |
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unflinching
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firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
S: resolute, steadfast, unwavering |
