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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn
(v.) |
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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Alien
(n.) (adj.) |
(n.) a citizen of another country;
(adj.) foreign, strange |
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Comely
(adj.) |
having a pleasant appearance
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Compensate
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to make up for; to repay for services
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Dissolute
(adj.) |
loose in one's morals or behavior
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Erratic
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not regular or consistent
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Expulsion
(n.) |
the process of driving or forcing out
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Feint
(n.) (v.) |
(n.) a deliberately movement;a pretense (v.) to make a deceptive movement
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Fodder
(n.) |
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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Fortify
(v.) |
to strengthen, build up
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Illegible
(adj.) |
difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer
(v.) (n.) |
(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision
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Lucrative
(adj.) |
brining in money; profitable
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Mediocre
(adj.) |
average, ordinary, undistinguished
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Proliferate
(v.) |
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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Subjugate
(v.) |
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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Sully
(v.) |
to soil, stai, tarnish, defile
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Tantalize
(v.) |
to tease, torment by teasing
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Terse
(adj.) |
brief and to the point
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Unflinching
(adj.) |
firm, show no signs of fear, not drawing back
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