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20 Cards in this Set
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adapt (v)
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to adjust
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attest (v)
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affirm to be true or genuine
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dovetail (v)
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to fit together exactly
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enormity (n)
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the quality of exceeding all moral bounds
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falter (v)
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to hesitate
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foreboding (n)
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a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
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forlorn (adj)
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totally abandoned and helpless
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haughty (adj)
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chillingly proud and scornful
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impediment (n)
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a physical defect
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imperative (adj)
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necessary, urgent
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loiter (v)
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hang around
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malinger (v)
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to pretend illness to avoid duty or work
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pithy (adj)
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a short but full of meaning point
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plunder (v)
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to rob by force
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simper (v)
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to smile or speak in a silly
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steadfast (adj)
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firmly fixed
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vaunted (adj)
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much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
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vilify (v)
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to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
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waif (n)
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a person without a home or friend
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wry (adj)
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twisted, turned to one side
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