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30 Cards in this Set
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grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy
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grandoise
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an overabundant amount, especially overindulgence in eating and drinking
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surfeit
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Violent, unbounded, unrestrained
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unbridled
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Occurring by accident or chance
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fortuitous
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To delight, to thrill or give pleasure
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enrapture
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Craft, cunning, deceitfulness; artfulness
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guile
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To assemble together for the purpose of doing somethingl also an officer int he police or military
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marshal
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To dry out completely. dehydrate
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dessicate
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suitable, especially attractive for photography
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photogenic
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To give up, professing, or intendingl to surrender, give in
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relinquish
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a beginner; a novice
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tyro
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a behavoral quirk; a person's idea about behavior different from others
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idiosyncrasy
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something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant
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adjunct
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former days, an era long past
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yore
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bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void
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abyss
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to attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation
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emulate
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not typical, abnormal
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atypical
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to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn't want to
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cajole
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To be left alone, especially though the death of another
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bereave
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ahng around; linger
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loiter
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instead of; in place of
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lieu
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To summon forth, call to mind, awaken, produce, suggest
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evoke
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to disable or disfigure, to cripple
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maim
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to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence
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deduce
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a dictionary,; vocabulary terms used in or of a particular profession, subject or style
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lexicon
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a collection of live wild animals on exhibit
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menagerie
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To flow or spread through; penetrate
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permeate
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to make larger, louder, or more powerful
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amplify
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to confirm formally, verify
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certify
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the divison of something into parts; an interior structure dividing a larger area
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partition
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