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20 Cards in this Set
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Promontory
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A peak of high land that juts out over water.
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Bolster
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To support;to strengthen
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Ornate
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Decorative
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Recourse
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Seeking help or safety
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Solicitous
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Showing care,concern
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Qualm
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No real concern or conscience
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Muster
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To gather
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Porous
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Full of holes/openings
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Annul
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To do away with;to cancel
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Blase'
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Bored
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Deplore
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To be regretful or sorry about.
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Frivolous
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Unimportant, silly
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Nonentity
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Unimportant person or thing
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Prone
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Inclined to do something over and over again.
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Sustain
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To keep up;to maintain
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Staid
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Serious
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Oust
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To force or drive out
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Peruse
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To read carefully; to examine in detail
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Obsess
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To think about something constantly; to be preoccupied with an idea/thought
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Residue
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That which remains; what is left over
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