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60 Cards in this Set
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(n) the highest point
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acme
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(n) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
(v) assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
attribute
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(v) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack or importance or value
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belittle
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(v) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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convey
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(n) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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doctrine
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(v) to remove by cutting
(n) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
excise
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(adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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exotic
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(adj) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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haggard
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(adj) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trin in appearance
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jaunty
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(n) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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juncture
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(adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
(n) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
menial
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(v) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
(n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
parry
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(adj) preying on, plundering, or piratical
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predatory
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(v) to destroy, lay waste, ruin
(n) ruinous damage, destruction |
ravage
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(n) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
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stance
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(adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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tawdry
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(n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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(adj) not putting on airs, unpretenious; modest
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unassuming
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(v) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance
(n) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state or moral or physical collapse |
wallow
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(v) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
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waver
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(v) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
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abut
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(n) clothes, apparel, garb
(v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
attire
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(v) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit
(n) use, benefit, or value |
avail
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(n) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
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crony
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(adj) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
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cryptic
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(adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
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divergent
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(n) hatred, ill-will
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enmity
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(adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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fervent
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(adj) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
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gaunt
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(v) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
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infiltrate
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(v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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nullify
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(adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
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perceptible
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(v) to plunge straight down
(n) a weight fastened to a line |
plummet
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(v) to declare publicly or officially
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proclaim
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(n) an agent, substiture; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
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proxy
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(v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
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rankle
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(n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
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scavenger
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(v) to limit. be sparing or frugal
(n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
stint
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(adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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stoical
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(v) tireless, continuing with vigor
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unflagging
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(adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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apt
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(adj, adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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awry
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(n) a short club used as a weapon
(v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
bludgeon
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(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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capitulate
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(v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against
(n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
chafe
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(v, trans) to make unclean or dirty, destroy to purity of
(v, intrans) to march in a single line or in columns (n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
defile
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(adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning or trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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dire
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(adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disarming
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(adj, part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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disgruntled
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(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper liits, trespass
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encroach
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(v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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endow
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(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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fend
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(n) freedom from punishment
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impunity
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(n) air, manner; appearance; expression
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mien
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(adj) having to do with punishment
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penal
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(adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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pertinent
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(adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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predominant
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(n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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prodigy
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(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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recluse
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(n) fame, glory
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renown
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