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54 Cards in this Set
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Alert
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Awake and attentive
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appalling
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Causing horror or dismay
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clad
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covered or dressed
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climax
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highest point of development of something
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divert
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to go away from path
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eloquent
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excercisng fluent speech OR movement (dance)
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episode
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an event in a series
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falter
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to hesitate aciton
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infinite
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exceedingly great OR never ending
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provocation
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cauing annoyance
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slander
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to go against something
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stark
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absolutely or quite, to ful amount
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stately
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magnificance or elegance
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wares
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merchandise OR watchful and cautious
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conception
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an idea
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concession
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privilege or yeilding or to ackknoledge
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repeal
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withdraw officially
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repel
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to back away
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aggravate
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to annoy or irritate
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barter
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trade of something for something else
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bestow
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to present a gift
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cite
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a quote to suport a point
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delegate
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a representative on behalf of someone
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domestic
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a devoted home or place, tame to home
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fugitive
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a person fleeing from circumstance of being captured
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garb
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apparel for wearing
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laden
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loaded down
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obligation
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something you must do
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outset
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the begining
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rational
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a reason or good judgement
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rebuke
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stern disapproval or sharp critisism
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resolute
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resolved or determind
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discord
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lack of harmony between things
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descourse
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to communicate or talk
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retain
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in possesion of something
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sustain
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suport, hold, bear the weight of something
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advantageous
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providing an advantage or convenience
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balmy
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soothing or refreshing
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campus
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grounds of school or colledge
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cater
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to provide service or serve
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currency
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money
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elevated
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raise above to ground
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evacuate
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to remove people from area
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gait
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how they walk (mainly horses)
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gaudy
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brilliant and showy in a tasteless way
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hamlet
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small vilage
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maim
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loss of use of part of body
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outlay
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paying or spending of money
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prime
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most important or significant
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repast
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meal time
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adjoin
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close to or in contact with
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adjourn
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postpone a meeting
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occiental
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characteristics of inhabitants or natives
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oriental
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pertaining to the east
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