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30 Cards in this Set
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quibble
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argue over something unimportant
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ordeal
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difficult or painful experience
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nub
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the central point, the middle
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prudent
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cautious, careful
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persist
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to continue steadily, to last or remain
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regal
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royal, kinglike, fit for a king
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canvass
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to go through an area to get votes, sales, or opinions
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graphic
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ifelike, vivid
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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remnant
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a small part remaining
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swerve
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sharp or sudden turn
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gruesome
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horrible, ghastly
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onslaught
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a violent attack, a sudden rush of something
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quench
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to put out, end
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ordain
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to order or command, to appoint
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melancholy
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sad, gloomy, sadness, gloominess
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stifle
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to smother, prevent from breathing, choke off
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bystander
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one who looks on or observes
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vital
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key, crucial, essential
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parch
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to make dry and thirsty
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entice
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to attract or tempt
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downtrodden
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treated unfairly and cruelly
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casual
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not formal, happening by chance
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flounder
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struggle awkwardly
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outstrip
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to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
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ratify
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to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
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simultaneous
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happening or existing at the same time
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accelerate
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to speed up, cause to move faster
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erode
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wear or eat away
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puny
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small, tiny, weak, sickly
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