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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice |
one who participates in wrongdoing or in a crime; partner in crime; confederate |
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amateur |
one who engages in activity for pleasure rather than for money; person who lacks professional skill; nonprofessional |
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drudge |
one who does hard, boring, or disagreeable work |
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fugitive |
person who flees or tries to escape from danger, justice, etc.; runaway |
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peer |
person or thing that is of equal standing with another; equal |
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prodigy |
one who has extraordinary talent or ability; marvel; wonder |
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prophet |
one who foretells or predicts; predictor |
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scapegoat |
one who bears or is made to bear the blame for the mistakes or crimes of another to others |
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sponsor |
one who supports or assumes responsibility for another person, or for a thing; supporter; backer |
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vandal |
one who willfully destroys or damages valuable private or public property; defacer |
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agile |
capable of moving quickly and easily; nimble; spry |
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docile |
1. capable of being easily instructed; teachable; obedient; tractable
2. lacking in independence; submissive |
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facile |
1. capable of being easily done; easy; effortless
2. arrived at without due effort; superficial |
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fragile |
capable of being easily broken or damaged; delicate; frail |
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juvenile |
having to do with young persons; suitable for the young; immature; childish |
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mercantile |
having to do with trade or merchants; commercial |
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tactile |
1. having to do with the sense of touch
2. perceivable by touch; tangible; palpable |
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textile (n.) |
cloth; fabric made by weaving |
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versatile |
1. capable of turning easily from one occupation to another; able to do many things well; many-sided
2. having many uses or applications; adaptable |
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volatile |
capable of evaporating rapidly; likely to shift unpredictably; unstable; inconstant |
