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15 Cards in this Set
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Adorn(verb) |
Make more beautiful or attractive |
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Comandeer(verb) |
Officially take possession or control of something, especially for military purposes |
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Contentious(adj.) |
Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial |
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Cower(verb) |
Crouch down in fear |
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Dwindle(verb) |
Diminish gradually in size amount or strength |
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Guise(noun) |
An external form appearance or manner of presentation typically concealing the true nature of something |
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Guile(noun) |
Craftiness skillful deceptions |
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Insidious(adj.) |
Proceeding in a gradual subtle way but with harmful effects |
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Justification(noun) |
The action of showing something to be right or reasonable |
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Mortify(verb) |
To cause someone to feel embarrassed ashamed or humiliated |
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Peril(noun) |
Serious and immediate Danger |
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Profuse(adj) |
Exuberantly plentiful |
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Reowned(adj) |
Known or talked about by many people, famous |
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Restitution(noun) |
The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner |
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Tumult(noun) |
A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people |