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20 Cards in this Set
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adieu
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int. Farewell+ a farewell
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advent
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n. an arrival; a coming into place or view
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apex
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n. the highest point, tip
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assimilate
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v. to absorb fully or make one's own' to adop fully
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bogus
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adj; false, counterfeit
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exorbitant
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adj. unreasonably high; excessive
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interim
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n.0 the time between; adj. temporary, coming between two points in time
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inundate
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v. to flood, overflow; to overwhel by numbers or size
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malign
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v. to speak evil of, slander;
adj. evil |
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meander
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v. to wander about, wind about;
n. a sharp turn or twist |
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metropolist
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n. a large city; the chief city of an area
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momentous
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adj. very important
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obstreperous
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adj. noisy; unruly, dsorderly
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pensive
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adj. thoughtful, melancholy
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perilous
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adj. dangerous
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shoddy
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adj.0 of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
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sprightly
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adj. lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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surly
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adj. angry and bad-tempered; rude
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tirade
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n. a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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vagrant
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n. an idle wandere, tramp
adj. wandering aimlessly |
