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20 Cards in this Set
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to yield to, to assume an office or dignity
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accede
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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brandish
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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comprise
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skillful, nimble
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deft
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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destitute
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definite, clearly stated
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explicit
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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extirpate
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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inopportune
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suggesting an incongruity between wat might be expected and wat actually happens; give to irony, sarcastic
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ironic
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stale, moldy; outof date
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musty
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meddling excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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officious
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unfavorable, threating, of bad omen
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ominous
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a high peak or point
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pinnacle
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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premeditated
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growing without check, running wild
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rampant
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comfort, relief, to confort, console
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solace
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dignified majestic
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stately
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bending easily; beinding with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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supple
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to stop by force, put down
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suppress
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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venal
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