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20 Cards in this Set
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adapt
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Accent: 2nd sylable (v) to adjust or change to suit conditions
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attest
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Accent: 2nd sylable (v) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
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dovetail
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole. (n) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
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enormity
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Accent: 2nd sylable (n) the quality of exceeding all moral bonds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
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falter
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
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foreboding
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Accent: 2nd sylable (n) a warning or felling that something bad will happen (adj) marked by fear, omnious
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forlorn
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Accent: 2nd sylable (adj) totally abandoned
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haughty
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Accent: 1st sylable (adj) chillingly proud and scornful
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impediment
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Accent: 2nd sylable (n) obstruction
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imperative
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Accent: 2nd sylable (adj) essential (n) a form of a verb expressing a command
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loiter
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) hang around
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malinger
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Accent: 2nd sylable (v) goof off
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pithy
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Accent: 1st sylable (adj) short but full of meaning
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plunder
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) to rob by force (n) property stolen by force
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simper
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) to smile (n) a forced smile
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steadfast
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Accent: 1st sylable (adj) loval
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vaunted
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Accent: 1st sylable (adj) much boasted about
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vilify
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Accent: 1st sylable (v) to abuse
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waif
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Accent: 1st sylable (n) a homeless person or stray animal
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wry
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Accent: 1st sylable (adj) twisted
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