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20 Cards in this Set
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Accede
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to give consent or permission
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Explicit
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clearly expressed could be used in a derogatory way or not.
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Officious
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overly eager in offering unwanted service or advice
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Solace
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comfort during destress
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Brandish
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to wave around menacingly
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Extirpate
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to up root or cut out
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Ominous
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for telling evil (foreshadowing) omen
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Stately
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dignified
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Comprise
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to consist of
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Inopportune
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not a good time, untimely, unexpected
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Pinnacle
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the highest point
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supple
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bending w/out break
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deft
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skillful
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ironic
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something that is strange or odd
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premeditated
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to think or plan something
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suppress
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to put down or stop by force
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destitute
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utterly taken and homeless or poor
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musty
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stale or moldy
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rampant
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growing/ spreading wildly
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venal
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open w/ corruption orbribery
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