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20 Cards in this Set
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The highest point
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acme
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
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attribute
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to make something appear smaller than it is
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belittle
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to transport
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convey
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a belief, principle, or teaching
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doctrine
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to remove by cutting
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excise
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foreign
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exotic
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thin, pale and careworn as a result of worrying or suffering
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haggard
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lively, easy, and carefree in manner
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jaunty
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a joining together
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juncture
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
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menial
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to ward off to fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
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parry
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preying on, plundering, ot piratical
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predatory
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to destroy. lay waste, ruin
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ravage
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a way of holding the body
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stance
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showy and flashy but lacking good taste
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tawdry
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs
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unassuming
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to roll about in a lazy or helpless way
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walllow
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to move to and fro
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waver
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