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20 Cards in this Set
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Annex |
To add to; to incorporate; |
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Cleave |
To cut or split open;to cling to |
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Cordial |
In a friendly manner,hearty;cheery |
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Cornerstone |
The starting point of a building;a fundamental principle |
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Debacle |
An overwhelming defeat,rout;a complete collapse or failure |
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Devitalize |
To make weak or lifeless |
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Embroil |
To involve in a conflict or difficulty;to throw into confusion |
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Exonerate |
To clear from a charge or accusation |
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Glib |
Ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless,insincere |
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Haphazard |
By chance,not planned;lacking order |
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Improvise |
To compose or perform without preparation;to construct from available materials |
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Incite |
To rouse,stir up,urge on |
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Influx |
A coming in,inflow |
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Pallor |
An extreme or unnatural paleness |
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Pedigree |
A list of ancestors,family tree; the history or origins of something |
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Precipitous |
Very steep |
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Profuse |
Very abundant;given or flowing freely |
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Reconcile |
To restore to friendship;to settle;to resign |
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Shackle |
To put into chains,a chain,fetter |
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Threadbare |
Shabby,old and worn |
