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20 Cards in this Set
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Abridge
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to make shorter
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Adherent
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a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
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Altercation
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an angry argument
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Cherubic
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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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Condone
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to pardon or overlook
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Dissent
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to disagree; disagreement
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Eminent
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famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
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Exorcise
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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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Fabricate
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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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Irate
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angry
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Marauder
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a raider, plunderer
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Obesity
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excessive fatness
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Pauper
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an extremely poor person
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Pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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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 apparition
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Surmount
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to overcome, rise above
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Terminate
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to bring to an end
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Trite
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commonplace; overused, stale
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Usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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