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20 Cards in this Set
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Expiate
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Make amends for
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Importune
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Beg for ceaselessly; beseech; entreat
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Impute
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Ascribe, attribute, or change an act or thought (to someone), usually bad or accusatory sense
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Scintillate
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Sparkle with wit or humor
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Mulct
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Deprive of a possession unjustly
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Ostracize
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Exclude from public or private favor; ban
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Deprecate
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Disapprove of ( the actions of someone)
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Procrastinate
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Put off until a future time; delay
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Rusticate
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Spend time in the country
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Vegetate
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Live in a passive way
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Dominate
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Have control over
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Facilitate
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Make easier
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Emulate
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Follow the example of
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Gesticulate
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Make gestures or motions to convey meaning
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Recuperate
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Get better
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Patronize
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Be condescending toward
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Penalize
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Make pay a fine or suffer punishment
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Dramatize
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Make vivid or moving
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Immortalize
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Make live forever
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Plagiarize
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Appropriate and claim as one's own the literary work of another
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