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20 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to make shorter, shorten condense abbreviate
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adherent
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a follower, disciple
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altercation
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an angry argument, quarrel dispute squabble
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cherubic
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resembling an angle portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face, angelic seraphic beatific
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condone
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ato pardon or overlook, ignore wink at turn a blind eye to
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dissent
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to disagree, differ dispute
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eminent
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famous outstanding, illustrious renowned
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fabricate
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to make manufacture, put together devise
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exorcise
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to drive out by magic, expel dispel
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irate
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angry, incensed infuriated livid
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marauder
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a raider, looter pirate freebooter
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obesity
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exessive fatness
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pauper
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an extremely poor person, destitute person
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities, flich rob swipe purloin
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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 appariton, appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade
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surmount
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to overcome rise above, conquer triumph over
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terminate
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to bring an end to
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trite
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commonplace overused stale, banal hackneyed corny
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usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right, size illegally, supplant
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