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14 Cards in this Set
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ascertain
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to know for certain
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chastise
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to be punished by hitting or to criticize badly
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defer
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to put off
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desist
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to stop from continuing something
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discredit
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to ruine the reputation or to destroy trust in someone
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encroach
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to get farther than the boundaries little by little
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foreboding
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to have a strong feeling that something bad will happen
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humane
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to be kind to humans and or animals
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irrational
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to have fear but no good reason for it
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lurid
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to cause horror or to glow with redness
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perpetuate
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to continue
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restive
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to show impatience because of delays
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stamina
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to have physical strength or courage to keep away from illness or other things
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surveillance
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close observation of a person or area
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