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20 Cards in this Set
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the highest point
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acme
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N-the quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
V-to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
attribute
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to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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belittle
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to transport, transmit, communicate, make known, to transfer ownership or title to
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convey
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a belief principlle or teaching. a system of such beliefs or principals; a formulation of such beliefs or principals
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doctrine
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v-to remove by cutting
N-an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
excise
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foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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exotic
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thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild looking
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haggard
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lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
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jaunty
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a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any importmant point in time
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juncture
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ADJ-lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
N-a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
menial
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V-to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
N-a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
parry
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preying on, plundering, or practical
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predatory
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V-to destroy lay waste, ruin
N-ruionous damage, destruction |
ravage
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a way of holding the body;an attitude or position on an issue
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stance
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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tawdry
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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V-to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way;to overinduldge in; to have in an abundance
N-a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse |
wallow
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V-to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
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waver
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