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20 Cards in this Set
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Acme |
The highest point |
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Attribute |
A quality or characteristic of someone. |
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Belittle |
To make something appear smaller. |
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Convey |
To transport, to transmit. |
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Doctrine |
A belief or principle |
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Excise |
To remove by cutting. |
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Exotic |
Foreign, charming. |
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Haggard |
Thin and pale |
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Jaunty |
Lively, easy, carefee |
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Juncture |
Joining together, where two things are joined. |
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Menial |
Lowly, humble, not important. |
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Parry |
To ward off, fend off, evade |
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Predatory |
Preying on, plundering or piratical. |
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Ravage |
To destroy and lay waste to. |
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Stance |
A way of holding the body, a position. |
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Tawdry |
Showy and flashy, but lacking good taste. |
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Turncoat |
A person who switches to the opposite side, a turncoat. |
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Unassuming |
Not putting on airs, modest. |
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Wallow |
To roll about in a lazy way. |
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Waver |
To move to and fro, become unsteady. |
