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119 Cards in this Set
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Commomplace
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Ordinary;uninteresting
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elaborate
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planned with great detail;complicated
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Gaudy
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tastelessly colored or showy
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Lustrous
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shining
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mediocre
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neither good or bad;ordinary average
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ornate
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Highly decorated
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shoddy
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poor quality;inferior
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sleazy
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dishonest, shabby cheap
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slipshod
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carelessly done or made
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squalid
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miserable;disgusting;wretched
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brutish
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beastly; ruff; stupid
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harass
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bother repetitively
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lacerate
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tear or rip roughly
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lambaste
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to scold harshly
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maim
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to injure severely;criple
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mutilate
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to disfigure seriously,as in cutting of a limb
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rile
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to annoy;irritate
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skirmish
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minor battle between small troops
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tantrum
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outburst of bad temper
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taunt
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sarcastically mock or insult
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corpulent
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fat
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fraudulent
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being part of a trickery;dishonest
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hilarious
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funny
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luminous
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bright light
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morose
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sad
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prosperous
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doing well financially
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treacherous
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dangerous
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turbulent
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not calm
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verbose
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to many words
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wondrous
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full of wonder
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amateur
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does something unskillfully
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attribute
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a quality or characteristic of a person or thing
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estimate
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take a guess an educated assumption
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exhume
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to dig or remove from the earth or a grave
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paleontologist
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science who studies fossils and ancient life
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prey
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an animal hunted or killed for food
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serrated
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jagged
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theorize
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form on an explanation based on an a guess
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unseat
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to remove form an office or possition
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vegetation
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plant life
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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epic
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story about a hero
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epigram
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brief witty comment
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fable
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short story mostly with animals that teaches a lesson
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foreshadow
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provide clues to what will occur later
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pun
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humor resulting form the similarity of words
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stanzas
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group of lines in a poem
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symbolism
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using something to stand for something else
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tragedy
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serious drama where main character meets misfortune
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conservatory
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music or drama school
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contemplate
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think about carefully
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curriculum
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course of study
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intuition
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a sensing or understand not based on facts
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mull
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ponder at length
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sage
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wise
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scholarship
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expert knowledge gained by study
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scholastic
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relating to schools or education
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seminar
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small group of students studying under a profession
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seminary
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school for training clergy
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convert
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change from one thing to another
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diversion
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distract so something can be done
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diversity
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differences in every shape or form
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extrovert
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out there;outgoing different
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introvert
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shy;kept to him or her slelf
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invert
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to turn upside down
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reversible
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you can reverse it turn in around
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revert
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return to
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version
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edition
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versus
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against
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convey
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move or carry
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entomb
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place in a grave or chamber
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mausoleum
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a building housing a tomb
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facade
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front of a building
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ingenuity
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showing cleverness creativity and imagination
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illumination
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a source of light
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pharaoh
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king of ancient Egypt
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feat
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achievement
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gilded
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covered in a thin layer of gold
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pinnacle
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highest point
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appetizing
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creating a desire for food
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aromas
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pleasant smells
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delectable
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very delicious
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fragrance
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sweet or pleasant odor
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pungent
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having a sharp or strong taste or smell
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reeked
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gave off a strong unpleasant odor
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savor
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enjoy the taste or smell of
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stench
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strong foul scent
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tart
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sour
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whiff
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brief passing odor
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options
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choices
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utilize
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make use of
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navigation
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directing the course of a ship
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locale
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particular place
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prejudice
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a judgment formed beforehand on not facts but a biased opinion
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lofty
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important
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intrigued
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captured your interest
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arduous
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extremely long and difficult
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indispensable
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essential
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adulation
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great praise and recognition
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associate
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coworker
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administration
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a group of officials in charge of managing a government
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific purpose
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reservoir
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place where liquid is stored
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enterprise
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expensive luxury
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disputant
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involved in an argument
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scrutiny
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a close careful examination
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consequence
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result or punishment for an action
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rescinding
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to revoke cancel or repel
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acquitted
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found not guilty
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expulsion
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forcing or driving out
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delegate
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to assign to someone
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forethought
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preparation for the future
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confer
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to give as a gift or honor
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bestow
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grant as a gift of honor
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excessive
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more than reasonable
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retaliate
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seek revenge
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maneuver
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a skillful cunning scheme
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befall
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to happen to
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consolation
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something that comforts
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