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20 Cards in this Set
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adjourn
(e jern') |
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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alien
(a' le en) |
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
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comely
(kem' le) |
having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
(kam' en sat) |
to make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
(dis' e lut) |
loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
(e rat' ik) |
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
(ek spel' shen) |
the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
(fant) |
a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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fodder
(fad' er) |
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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fortify
(for' te fi) |
to strengthen, build up
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illegible
(i lej' e bel) |
difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
(jer) |
to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
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lucrative
(lu' kre tiv) |
bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
(me de o' ker) |
average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
(pro lif' e rat) |
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
(seb' ju gat) |
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
(sel' e) |
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
(tan' te liz) |
to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
(ters) |
brief and to the point
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unflinching
(en flin' chin) |
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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