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20 Cards in this Set
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behold
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to gaze at or look upon
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discernment
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excellent judgment and insight in skill perceiving
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envision
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to picture in the mind; to imagine
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forsee
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to see or know ahead of time
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gape
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to stare in amazement often with mouth wide open
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impressionistic
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describing a highly personal individual response to experience;
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myopia
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lack of planning for the future; short sidedness
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perceptive
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marked by understanding or awareness; sharp; sensitive
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premonition
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a feeling that something will happen in the future; an advanced warning.
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subliminal
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below threshold or conscious thought; not detectable but able to bring about a response.
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cessation
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a bringing or coming to an end; a halt
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commence
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to begin
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deter
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to provide or discourage from action by means of fear or doubt
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hamper
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to prevent from moving freely or from making progress; to limit
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obstruction
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something that blocks or gets in the way; an obstacle.
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preclude
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to make impossible or unlikely; to prevent
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procrastinate
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to delay; to put off doing something
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scuttle
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to run or move with short hurried movements; to scurry
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subside
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to sneak to a lower or more normal level
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thwart
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to prevent from taking place; frustrate; block
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