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50 Cards in this Set
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Adversary |
someone who offers opposition |
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Aplomb |
great coolness and composure under strain |
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Aptitude |
inherent ability |
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Attentive |
taking heed |
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Banish |
send away from a place of residence, as for punishment |
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Barricade |
block off with barriers |
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Bluff |
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one is |
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Apprehensive |
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
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Aptitude |
inherent ability |
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Attentive |
taking heed |
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Banish |
send away from a place of residence, as for punishment |
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Barricade |
block off with barriers |
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Bluff |
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one is |
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Brackish |
slightly salty |
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Brandish |
move or swing back and forth |
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Circumference |
the size of something as given by the distance around it |
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Commotion |
confused movement |
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concoction |
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients |
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Conspicuous |
obvious to the eye or mind |
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Contortion |
a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
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Counter |
speak in response |
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Cunning |
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
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Debris |
the remains of something that has been destroyed |
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Defiance |
a hostile challenge |
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Deft |
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands |
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Destination |
the place designated as the end, as of a race or journey |
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Diminish |
decrease in size, extent, or range |
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Disdain |
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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Dismal |
causing dejection |
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Dispel |
force to go away |
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Eavesdrop |
listen without the speaker's knowledge |
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Egregious |
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
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Ember |
a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire |
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Emerge |
come out into view, as from concealment |
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Engross |
consume all of one's attention or time |
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Exasperation |
a feeling of annoyance |
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Exhilarate |
fill with sublime emotion |
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Falter |
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
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Foresight |
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing |
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Fragrance |
a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
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Furtive |
secret and sly or sordid |
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Grueling |
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion |
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Gusto |
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoymen |
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Habitation |
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place |
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Hasten |
speed up the progress of; facilitate |
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Headway |
forward movement |
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Ignite |
cause to start burning |
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Illuminate |
make free from confusion or ambiguity |
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Impending |
close in time; about to occur |
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Imperious |
having or showing arrogant superiority |