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15 Cards in this Set
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Belated
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Done too late; having been delayed beyond the usual time.
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Caliber
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Degree of importance or excellence. The diameter of a bullet or inside of a gun barrel.
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Chagrin
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A feeling of embarrassment or annoyance caused by having failed or being disappointed. To cause to feel unease.
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Contravene
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To act against or be counter to.
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Default
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Failure to do what is required by duty or law. An automatic selection made according to a computer program when the user does not make a choice. To fail to pay what or when one should.
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Doldrums
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A condition of feeling sad bored or sluggish.
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Emblazon
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To inscribe or decorate conspicuously.
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Eminent
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Standing above other in worth rank or fame.
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Expend
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To use up; consume
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Expire
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To come to an end. To die.
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Exponent
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A person who explains interprets or works to make something popular.
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novice
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A person new at something; a beginner
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Spry
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Moving with quickness and ease; lively.
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Tenuous
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Lacking substance; flimsy. Not thick; slender. Lacking density; thin.
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Truism
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A truth that is so well known that it is almost unecessary to say it.
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