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20 Cards in this Set
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generate
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(v) to bring to existence, to be the cause of
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devastate
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to destroy, lay waste
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reverie
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(n) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought
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topple
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(v) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of
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scan
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(v) to examine closely, to look over quickly but thoroughly, to analyze the rhyhm of a poem.
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deem
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to think, believe, to consider, have an opinion
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acquit
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to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave (oneself)
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strand
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(n) a beach or shore, a string of wire, hair, ec; (v) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position
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petty
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(adj) unimportant, trivial, narrow-minded, secondary in rank, minor
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ingratitude
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a lack of thankfulness
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discredit
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to throw doubt upon, cause to be distructed, to damage in reputatation, (n) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation
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elusive
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(adj) difficult to catch or to hold, hard to explain or understand.
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ovation
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(n) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause
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keepsake
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(n) something kept in memory of the giver, a souvenir
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plight
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(n) a condition or state (usually bad) (v) to pledge, promise solemnly
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idolize
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to worship as an idol, make an idol of, to love very much
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repent
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(v) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do
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revocation
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(n) an act or instance of calling back, repealing, an annulment, cancellation
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strife
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(n) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle
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mortal
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(n) a being that must eventually die; (adj) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable
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