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20 Cards in this Set
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Acme
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the highest point
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Attribute
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
to assign to, credit with to regard as caused by |
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Belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is
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Convey
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to transport
to communicate |
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Doctrine
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a belief principle or teaching
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Excise
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to remove by cutting
an indirect tax |
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Exotic
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foreign
charmingly unfamiliar |
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Haggard
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thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering
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jaunty
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lively, easy and carefree
smart or trim in appearance |
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juncture
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a joining together
the point at which to things are joined |
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menial
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lowly humble
a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
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Parry
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to ward off
a defense movement in fencing |
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Predatory
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preying on, plundering
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ravage
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to destroy, lay waste
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stance
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a way of holding the body
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Tawdry
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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traitor
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy way
a wet muddy area used by animals as a bath a state of moral or physical collaspe |
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waver
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to move to and fro
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