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22 Cards in this Set
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Frenetic
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(adj) frenzied, frantic, highly agitated
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Dismay
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(n) disorder, confusion
(v) to throw into disorder |
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Atrophy
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(n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
(v) to waste away |
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Asseverate
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(v) to affirm earnestly and with emphasis
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Glean
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(v) to gather bit by bit
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Consummate
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(adj) complete or perfect in the highest degree
(v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
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Grouse
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(n) a type of game bird
(v) to complain, grumble |
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Bastion
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(n) stronghold, fortified place
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Exigency
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(n) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need
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Flotsam
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(n) floating debris
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Concord
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(n) a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty
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Prepossessing
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(adj) pleasing, tending to create favorable impression
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Recumbent
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(adj) in a reclining position, lying down
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Incarcerate
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(v) to imprison, confine, jail
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Mordant
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(adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style
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Pusillanimous
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(adj) contemptibility cowardly or mean-spirited
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Nettle
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(n) a prickly or stinging plant
(v) to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger, to irritate |
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Stratagem
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(n) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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Incumbent
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(adj) obligatory, required
(n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
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Ludicrous
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(adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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Pecuniary
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(adj) consisting of or measured in money, of or related to money
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Jocular
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(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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