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20 Cards in this Set
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adage
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n. proverb saying
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bonanza
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n. rich mass of ore in a mine, something valuable, sudden profit or gain
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churlish
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adj. lacking politness and good manners, difficult to work with, rude
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citadel
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n. fortress that overlooks and protects a town, any strong or commanding place
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collaborate
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v. work together, to work with
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decree
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n. an order having the force of law v. to issue such an order to command firmly or forcelly
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discordiant
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adj. dissagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting
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evolve
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v.to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
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excerpt
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n. a passage taken from a book, article, etc. v. to take such passage to quote
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grope
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v. to feel about hesentialy with the hands, to search blindly and uncertainly
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hover
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v. to feel about hesitanly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly
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jostle
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v. to float or hang suspended over, to move back and forth uncertinaly over and around
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laggard
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n. a person who moves slowly or falls behind; adj. falling behind, slow to move, act, or respond
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plaudits
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n. pl. applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
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preclude
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v. to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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revert
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v. to return, go back
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rubble
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n. broken stone or bricks; ruins
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serville
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adj. of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial, lacking spirt or or independence, abjectly submissive.
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vigil
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n. a watch especially at night; any period of watchful attention
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wrangle
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v. to quarrel or argue in a noisey angry way, to obtain by argument, to herd. n. a noisy quarrel
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