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20 Cards in this Set
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ABUT
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(v.) to join at one end or next to
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ATTIRE
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(n.) clothes or apparel
(v.) to dress or adorn |
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AVAIL
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(v.) to be of use or benefit to
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CRONY
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(n.) a very close pal or friend
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CRYPTIC
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(adj.) puzzling or mystifying
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DIVERGENT
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(adj.) going in different directions; differing from each other
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ENMITY
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(n.) hatred or ill-will
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FERVENT
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(adj.) very earnest, emotional or passionate
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GAUNT
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(adj.) thin and bony; starved-looking
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INFILTRATE
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(v.) to pass through or gain entrance gradually or stealthily
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NULLIFY
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(v.) to make or no value or consequence; wipe out or cancel
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PERCEPTIBLE
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(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
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PLUMMET
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(v.) to plunge straight down
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PROCLAIM
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(v.) to declare publicly or officially
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PROXY
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(n.) an agent; subsitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
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RANKLE
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(v.) to cause anger, irritation or bitterness
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SCAVENGER
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(n.) a person who collects usable items from waste materials OR an animal that feeds on dead bodies
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STINT
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(v.) to limit or be frugal
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STOICAL
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(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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UNFLAGGING
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(adj.) tireless; continuing with vigor
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