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15 Cards in this Set
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VACUOUS
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Empty or lacking in intelligence
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VERIFY
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TO CONFIRM THE TRUTH OF
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ABSCOND
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to leave secretly
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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to draw a line around
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CONNOISSEUR
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1. a person who is an expert in an art
the best judge in any field-- a conniosseur of horses |
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DISPLACE
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to take the place of; replace;
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ENDEAVOR
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verb 1. to make an effort; strive:
We must constantly endeavor if we are to succeed. –noun 4. a strenuous effort; attempt. |
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IMPUNITY
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–noun 1. exemption from punishment.
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ERE
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preposition, conjunction
before |
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GAIT
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1. a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
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INTERMINGLE
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TO MIX, AS IN SOCIALIZE
TO MIX ONE WITH ANOTHER |
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OBSTINATE
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STUBBORN
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RETRIBUTION
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Something justly deserved;
Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment He went to trial to seek retribution for the pain that the criminal caused him and his family. |
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RHEUM
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1. a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold.
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SURMOUNT
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2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
3. to overcome: to surmount tremendous difficulties |
