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20 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
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allure
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(v.) to entince, tempt to be attractive
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askew
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(adj, adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovngly
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blithe
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(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
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contentious
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(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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covet
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(v.) to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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(adj.) discouraged dejectected, downcast
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disheveled
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(adj.) rumpled mussed hanging in disorder
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exponent
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(n.) one who advocates speaks for, explains or interprets
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garrulous
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(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty
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insuperable
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(adj.) incapable of being overcome
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lamentable
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(adj.) to be regretted or pitied
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misnomer
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(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name
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profess
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(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in, to claim or pretend
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respite
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(n.) a period of relief or rest
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retribution
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(n.) a repayment a deserved punishment
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sinuous
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(adj.) winding haveing many curves, lithe and flexible
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sonourous
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(adj.) full deep or rich in sound impressive in style
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vanguard
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(n.) the foremost part of the army; the leading position in every field
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wastrel
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(n.) a wasteful person, spendfrift, a good for nothing
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