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20 Cards in this Set
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Adage
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A proverb
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Bonanza
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A rich mass of ore in a mine, a source of wealth, a very large amount
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Churlish
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Cranky
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Citadel
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A fortress
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Collaborate
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To work together
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Decree
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An order or to issue an order
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Discordant
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Disagreeable in sound
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Evolve
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to change slowly
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Excerpt
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A passage taken from a book or something like a book; to take a passage from something
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grope
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to search blindly
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hover
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to float over something
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jostle
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to bump and shove
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly; to move slowly
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plaudits
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applause
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preclude
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prevent, shut out
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revert
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to go back
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rubble
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ruins
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servile
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like a servant
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vigil
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a watch
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wrangle
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to fight, a quarrel
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