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28 Cards in this Set
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To cause sickness, pain, or trouble.
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ail
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An illness, a disease.
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ailment
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In poor health.
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ailing
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To force someone out of the country.
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banish
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To get rid of completely.
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banish
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To make known; to give or exchange information.
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communicate
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The exchange of information between two people.
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communication
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Willing to speak; eager to talk.
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communicative
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To make less sad; to comfort.
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console
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Comfort.
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consolation
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To shrink from, as if from fear.
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cower
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Carefully thought out; not hasty.
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deliberate
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To think carefully in order to make up one's mind.
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deliberate
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Distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness.
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depth
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The innermost part or the deepest part.
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depths
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To wish for; to want very much.
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desire
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A strong wish.
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desire
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Pleasing, agreeable.
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desirable
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The means of supporting oneself.
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livelihood
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Bad luck; trouble.
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misfortune
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An unlucky event.
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misfortune
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A child whose parents are dead.
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orphan
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A very high and steep cliff.
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precipice
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Very steep.
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precipitous
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Hasty; abrupt; done without careful thought.
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precipitous
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To get back.
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regain
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To kill violently.
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slay
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A sign of something.
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symptom
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