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10 Cards in this Set
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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue;decline or failure
syn:degeneration,deteriorate,wither |
atrophy
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complete or perfect in highest degree;
masterful;clinch,conclude |
consummate
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urgency,pressure demand,requirement,crisis
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exigency
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floating debris/wreckage,homeless;impoverished people
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flotsam
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game bird,complaint,grumble
gripe,kvetch,bellyache |
grouse
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imprison,confine,jail,intern,immure
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incarcerate
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ridiculous,laughable,absurd,risible,preposterous
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ludicrous
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prickly/stinging plant,arouse displeasure,impatience,anger,vex severly
peeve annoy,gall,irk |
nettle
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contemptibly, cowardly,craven,lily-livered
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pusillanimous
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scheme to outwit,deceive an opponent, gain an end,ruse trick,ploy,subterfluge
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stratagem
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