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43 Cards in this Set
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Adept
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Thouroghly skilled, an expert
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An E_p___t
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Aspire
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To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toaweds a higher goal; to ascend
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Inspire one to?
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Bleak
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Blare dreary, dismal
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weak. Leech.
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Chide
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To Blame, Scold.
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CHELSEA, NO! Ch-Chelsea
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Diminutive
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Small, smaller than most others of the same type.
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diminish.
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Emanicipate
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To free from slavery, to release or liberate
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Emancipation proclamation.
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Languid
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Drooping without energy, sluggish.
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Languidly she walked to her biology class.
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Mire
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To get stuck, mud, wet, swampy group, a tough situation.
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Hopkins Pond.
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Preamble
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Intro to a speech or piece of writing.
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Pre-write.
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Slipshod
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Untidy in dress, slippy, careless, personal habits
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Slip a shot.
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Brevity
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Shortness
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Brief...duh!
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Comport
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To conduct or bear oneself, behave, to be in agreement.
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Corporation's do this.
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Demure
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Sober or serious in manner, Modest.
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Straight-edge.
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forefall
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to prevent by acting first.
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Before you fall!
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Garble
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To distort in such a way as to mate unintelligible.
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...um...I garbled when I decided to date nick.
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Adept
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Thouroghly skilled, an expert
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An E_p___t
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Aspire
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To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toaweds a higher goal; to ascend
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Inspire one to?
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Bleak
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Blare dreary, dismal
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weak. Leech.
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Chide
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To Blame, Scold.
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CHELSEA, NO! Ch-Chelsea
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Diminutive
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Small, smaller than most others of the same type.
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diminish.
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Emanicipate
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To free from slavery, to release or liberate
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Emancipation proclamation.
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Languid
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Drooping without energy, sluggish.
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Languidly she walked to her biology class.
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Mire
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To get stuck, mud, wet, swampy group, a tough situation.
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Hopkins Pond.
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Preamble
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Intro to a speech or piece of writing.
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Pre-write.
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Slipshod
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Untidy in dress, slippy, careless, personal habits
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Slip a shot.
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Brevity
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Shortness
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Brief...duh!
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Comport
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To conduct or bear oneself, behave, to be in agreement.
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Corporation's do this.
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Demure
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Sober or serious in manner, Modest.
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Straight-edge.
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forefall
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to prevent by acting first.
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Before you fall!
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Garble
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To distort in such a way as to mate unintelligible.
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...um...I garbled when I decided to date nick.
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Squander
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To spend foolishly, waste
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I Squeal when I do this.
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Staccato
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Detached or disconnected in sound or style.
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Talib is this with his music since I don't like it.
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Statute
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A Law
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um. I don't know.
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Autocratic
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Sufficient to be noticed or measured.
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This word just sounds very physical science.
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Blanch
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To remove the color from. To make or turn pale.
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Blanc! White! Easy!
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Concerted
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Planned or performed in cooperation with others
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I concert when in a group.
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Lithe
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bending easily, limber
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Tithe wings are bendable.
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maltreaut
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To abuse, use roughly or crudely
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Mistreat in other words.
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Wily
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Sly, shrewd, cunning
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Willy is this.
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Feign
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To pretend
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Fake
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Grevous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious
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Grieving.
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Dross
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refuse, waste products
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GROSS.
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Flippant
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Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy
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"my flippant thoughts"
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