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20 Cards in this Set
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A wearing away or rubbing away by friction |
Abrasion |
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To attempt earnestly |
Endeavor |
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To provide evidence; to make more certain; to confirm |
Corroborate |
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Getting along with others |
Congenial |
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Done in a hurry with little attention to detail |
Cursory |
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To make less severe, more tolerable |
Assuage |
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To remove or lose water from, to become dry |
Dehydrate |
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Not bringing about the the desired result |
Ineffectual |
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Clothed, covered, dressed |
Clad |
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To take or recieve from a source |
Dervive |
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To cause/to become increasingly bitter or severe. |
Exacerbate |
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Dilemma; A state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as what to do |
Quandary |
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To move back and forth |
Oscillate |
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To waiver in mind or opinion |
Vacillate |
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Splendid, brilliant, gleaming |
Resplendent |
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Rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope |
Provincial |
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To determine, discover, make certain of |
Ascertain |
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To suppress, calm or settle |
Quell |
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A little world, a world in miniature |
Microcosm |
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The great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole |
Macrosocm |
