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20 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to make shorter
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adherent
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a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
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altercation
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an angry argument
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cherubic
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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
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to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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to disagree; disagreement
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eminent
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famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
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exorcise
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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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fabricate
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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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irate
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angry
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marauder
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a raider, plunderer, looter, pirate freebooter
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obesity
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excessive fatness
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pauper
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an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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rift
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a split, break, breach
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semblance
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a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
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to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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to bring to an end
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trite
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commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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