Set b Flashcards

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Adage

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A proverb, wise saying

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Citadel

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A fortress that overlooks and protects a city

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3
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Decree

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An order having the force of law

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4
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Discordant

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Disagreeable in sound

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5
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Evolve

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To develop gradually

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6
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Hover

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To float or hang suspended over, to move back and forth uncertainly

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Preclude

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To make impossible, prevent, or shutout.

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Rubble

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Broken stone or bricks; ruins

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Servile

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Of or relating to a slave

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10
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Wrangle

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To quarrel or argue in a noisy angry way

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