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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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(v) to do what someone else wants, or allow something to happen, even though you do not really agree with it
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Allure
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(v) a mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality
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Askew
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(adj., adv.) not quite straight or in the right position
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Blithe
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(adj) seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do
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Contentious
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(adj) causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people
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Covet
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(v) to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has
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Crestfallen
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(adj) looking disappointed and upset
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Disheveled
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(adj) very untidy
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Exponent
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(n) person who tries to explain an idea or belief and persuade others that it is good or useful
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Garrulous
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(adj) always talking a lot
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Insuperable
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(adj) a difficulty or problem that is impossible to deal with
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Lamentable
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(adj) very unsatisfactory or disappointing
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Misnomer
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(n) a wrong or unsuitable name
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Profess
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(v) to say that you do, are etc something, especially when it is not really true
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Respite
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(n) a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
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Retribution
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(n) severe punishment for something very serious
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Sinuous
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(adj) moving with smooth twists and turns, like a snake
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Sonorous
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(adj) having a pleasantly deep loud sound
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Vanguard
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(n) in the most advanced position of development
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Wastrel
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(n) a lazy person who does not try to achieve anything in life
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