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