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15 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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to caution or to advise against; to scold mildly
syn: warn |
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breach
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an opening; gap; a violation; to break through
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brigand
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a roober, outlaw
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circumspect
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careful; cautious
syn:guarded |
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commandeer
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seize for milatary use
syn: take over |
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cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle
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deadlock
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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; to bring to a standstill
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debris
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scattered fragments, wreckage
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diffuse
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to spread or scatter freely or widely, wordy
syn: disperse, rambling |
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dilemma
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a problem
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efface
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to wipe out; to hide from being noticed
syn: blot out, erase |
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muddle
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to make a mess of; a hopeless mess
syn: mess up, confusion |
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opinionated
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stubborn and often unreasonable, having a closed mind
syn:obstinate |
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perennial
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lasting for a long time, persistent, lives for a long time
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predispose
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to incline before hand
syn: make suceptible to |
