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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjacent
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Near or next to
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Alight
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To get down from, or to land
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Barren
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Unproductive or bare
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Disrupt
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To break up or to disturb
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Dynasty
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A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position for some time
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Foretaste
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An advance indication,sample or warning
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Germinate
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To begin to grow, or to come into being
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Humdrum
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Ordinary,dull,routine, or without variation
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Hurtle
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To rush violently,fling, or hurl forcefully
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Insinuate
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To suggest or hint
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Interminable
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Endless, or so long as to seem endless
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Interrogate
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To ask questions, or examine by asking questions
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Recompense
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To pay back,give reward,payment for loss,service or injury
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Renovate
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To repair,restore to good condition, or to make new again
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Rèsumè
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A brief summary, or short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job
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Sullen
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Slow moving, sluggish, silent or brooding
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Trickle
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Fall/flow by drops or in a small stream
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Trivial
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Not important,minor,ordinary,common place
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Truce
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Temporary peace or pause in fighting
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Vicious
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Evil,bad,spiteful,painfully severe or extreme
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