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40 Cards in this Set
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Pinnacle
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Summit (highest point)
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Brawl
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Fight (noisy quarrel)
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Pauper
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extremely poor person
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Punctual
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like prompt, arriving on time
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Segment
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like part, means portion
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Revere
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like esteem, regard someone or something with great respect
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Brevity
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like conciseness, means of shotrh duration
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Illogical
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like fallacious, means senseless
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Excerpt
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like extract, means something picked out of the total
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Sheen
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like luster, means shininess or brightness
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Divulge
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like tell, means to disclose or make known
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Cite
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like to specify, means to bring information foward as proof
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Allay
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like ease, means to relieve
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Vitality
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like liveliness, means vigor or energy
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Defer
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like delay, means to postpone someone from doing somethign
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Deplore
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like regret, means to fell or express disapproval
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Concur
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like agree, means to have the same opinion
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Refute
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like disprove, means to prove an argument or statement wrong
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Copious
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like large, means an ample supply or plentiful suppply
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Credulous
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like gullible, means able to believe to readily
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Revere
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like esteem, regard someone or something with great respect
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Brevity
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like conciseness, means of shotrh duration
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Illogical
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like fallacious, means senseless
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Excerpt
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like extract, means something picked out of the total
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Sheen
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like luster, means shininess or brightness
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Random
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like haphazard, means having no clear pattern
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Salient
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like conspicuous, means prominent or pronounced
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Tangible
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like concrete, means capable of being touched
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Residue
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like remainder, means what is left after the removal of something
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Catastrophe
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like disaster, means great calamity or tragedy
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Diagnosis
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like analysis, means the opinion derived from examining the nature of something
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Quandary
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like predicament, means a dilemma or state of uncertainty
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Stilted
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like formal, means stiffly dignified
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Encroach
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like trespass, means to intrude
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Deter
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like prevent, means to restrain someone form doing something
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Falter
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like hesitate, means to waver
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Meager
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like sparse, means skimpy or scant
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Stifle
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liek suppress, means restrict
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Dearth
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like lack, means scarcity
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Accord
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like harmony, means agreement
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