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12 Cards in this Set
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abolish
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to do away completely with something to put an end to
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appeal
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to ask strongly for help understanding or something else needed to be attractive or interesting to request review of a legal decision
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brittle
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easily broken snapped or cracked not flexible
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condemn
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to criticize a person or action as wrong guilty or evil to judge as guilty and to punish
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descend
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to move to a lower place from a higher one to come or be handed down from the past
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dictator
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a ruler leader who has total power
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expand
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to open up make or grow larger to develop
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famine
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a severe shortage of food over a large area
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portable
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easily moved or carried
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prey
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to hunt for food to harm rob or take advantage of
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thrifty
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careful about spending money tending to save money managing money well
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visual
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having to do with sight or seeing
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