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15 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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to give up a high office
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assume
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to take for granted
or to take over, occupy or to pretend to have |
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bungle
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to do somethingbadly or without skill
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dominate
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to rule or control - to have an important place or position
or to rise above |
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former
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coming before in time
or the first of teh two just mentioned |
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guardian
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one who protects
or one who has legal care for another |
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hoist
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to lift or raise
or something used to lift |
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intercept
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to stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere
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jubilee
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the celebration of an anniversary, especially the 50th
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kin
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related by birth or marriage
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pardon
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to forgive
or to free from legal punishment or the act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment |
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proclaim
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to make known pubicly; to announce
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provoke
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to annoy or make angry
or to call forth; to rouse |
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reign
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to rule as king or queen
or to be widespread |
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riot
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public disorder or violence
or a great and seemingly disordered quantity of something or to take part in a disorder. |
