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37 Cards in this Set
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acme
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the highest point
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attribute
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a qualitty or charteristic belonging to to assign to
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belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is
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convey
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to transport to transmit to communicate make known
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doctrine
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a belif principle or teaching a system of such beliefs or principles
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excise
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to remove by cutting an indirect tax on the manufacturing sale
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exotic
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foriegn charmingly unfamiliar
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haggard
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thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering wild looking
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jaunty
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lively easy and carefree in manner smart or trim apperance
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juncture
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a joing together.the point at which two things are joined
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menial
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lowly humbled lacking importance or dignity
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parry
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to ward off deflect evade avoid a defensive movvement in fencing
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predatory
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preying on plundering
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ravage
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to destroy lay waste ruin
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stance
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a way of holding the body
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tawdry
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showy and flashy but looking in good taste
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turncoat
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a person who swiches to an opposing side or party
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unassuming
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not putting on airs modest
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wallow
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to roll abount in a lazy or clumsy way a wet muddy or dusty area
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waver
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to move to and fro become unsteady
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acme
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s summit top peak pinnacle
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attribute
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s trait ascrible
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belittle
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s minimize underrate disparage
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convey
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s carry send impact
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excise
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s cut out delete expuge
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exotic
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s strange alien colorful
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haggard
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s dawn gaunt wasted
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jaunty
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s unconcerned lightheaded
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juncture
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s union seam joint turning point
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menial
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s underling scuilion servant
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predatory
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s looting ravenous rapacious
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ravage
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s wreck devestate
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stance
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s posture bearing
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tawdry
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s loud garish gaudy
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turncoat
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s traitor diserter
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wallow
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s delight in bask in
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waver
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s hesitate falter
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