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20 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
esce |
accept; comply with
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allure
lur |
to entice; tantalize; tempt
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askew
skew |
twisted to sone side; awry
lopsided |
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blithe
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cheerful; carefree
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contentious
ten |
quarrelsome, argumentative
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covert
cov |
crave, want something that belongs to another
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crestfallen
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discouraged
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exponent
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advocate, speak for, defender
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garrulous
gar |
talks alot, talkative
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disheveled
shev |
rumpled; untidy
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insuperable
su |
can't be overcoem, invincible
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lamentable
lam |
to be regretted, deplorable; distressing
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misnomer
no |
misleading name
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profess
fes |
to afffirm openly; declare
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respite
res |
period of rest; intermission
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retribution
bu |
repayment; just deserts
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sinuous
sin |
winding, many curves, twisting
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sonorous
nor |
full, deep in sound
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vanguard
van |
leading position, cutting edge
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wastrel
was |
waseful person; idler; loafer
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