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40 Cards in this Set
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chattel
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an item of personal, movable property; slave
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austere
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stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severly simple and plain
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lament
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to express sorrow or regret; to mourn
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aloof
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distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
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cerebral
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of or relating to the brain; an intellectual
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incongruous
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not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
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bulwark
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a defensice wall; something serving as a principal defense
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connoisseur
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an expert, particuarly in matters of art or taste
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cacaphony
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harsh sounds
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expunge
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to remove; to delete; to erase
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trechant
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cutting; invasive, having a sharp point; caustic, sarcastic
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procrastinate
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to put off until a later time
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roster
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a list of names; especially of personnel available for duty
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impede
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to obstruct or interefere with; to delay
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forbear
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to refain fom; to obstain; to be patient or tolerant
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migratory
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roving, wandering, nomadic
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evade
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to elude or avoid by cunning, to flee from a pursuer
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efface
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to rub away
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curtail
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to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usaully by cutting away from
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asunder
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in sperpeate parts, apart from each other in posistion
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incite
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to arrouse action
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mode
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a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion
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alienate
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to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged
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obtuse
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insensitive; block headed, slow in comprhension
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scrutinize
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to look very carefully; to examine
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congenial
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pleasnt to be around; social, agreeable
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fjord
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a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
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aspire
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something one hopes to achieve; goal
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martyr
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someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy
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catapult
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slingshot
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glutton
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one who eats or consumes a great deal; having capapcity to receive or withstand something
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muster
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to collect or gather; the act of inspection or critical examination
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citadel
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a fortress overlooking a city; stronghold
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beget
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to give birth to; to create
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doldrums
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a period or condition of depression or inactivity
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paranoia
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a mental illness of unreasonable anxiety, especially believing that someone is out to get you or that you are an important person
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consensus
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general agreement
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facilitate
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to make easier; to help
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craven
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cowardly
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blather
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to talk nonsensically
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