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20 Cards in this Set
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slipshod
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adj. untidy in dress, personal habits, etc. ; ,careless, sloppy
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diminutive
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adj. small, smaller than most others of the same type
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bleak
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adj. bare, dreary, dismal
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adept
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adj. thouroughly skilled; an expert
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skeptical
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adj. inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true
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rugged
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adj. rough, irregula; severe, stern; strong, stormy
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render
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v. to cause to become; to perform, to deliver officially, to process, extract
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despicable
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adj. worthy of scorn, contemptable
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preamble
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n. an introduction to a speech or a piece of writing
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chide
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v. to blame, scold
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aspire
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v. to have ambitious hopes or plans, stirve toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
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exploit
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v. to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit
n. a feat, a deed |
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erroneous
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adj. incorrect, containing mistakes
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emancipate
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v. to free from slavery; to release or liberate
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extemporaneous
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adj. make or delivered on the spur of the moment
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languid
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adj. drooping; without energy; sluggish
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impair
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v. to make imperfect, damage, harm
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invincible
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adj. not able to be defeated, unbeatable
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obtrusive
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adj. forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
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mire
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n. mud, wet swampy ground; a tough situation
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