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