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20 Cards in this Set
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grapple
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(N) an iron hook used to grab hold; (V) to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with
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allot
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(V) to assign or distribute into shares or portions
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relevant
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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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amass
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(V) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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unison
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(n) a sounding together, agreement or accord
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audacious
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(adj)bold, adven turous, recklessly daring
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devoid
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(adj) not having or using, lacking
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longevity
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(N) a long life, long duration
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prodigious
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(adj) immense, extraodinary in bulk, size, or degree
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perspective
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(N) a point of view or general standpoint from wich different things are viewed, phsically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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comply
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(V) to yeild to a request or command
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skittish
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(adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shu or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, endependable
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vie
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(v) to complete; to strive for victory or superiority
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tether
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(n) a rope or chain used to fasten soemthing to a fixed object; the other outer limit of strength or resources (v) to fasten with a rope or chain
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instigate
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(V) to urge on; to stir up
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incapacitate
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(V) to deprive of strengh or ability; to make legally ineligible
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perturb
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(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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myraid
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(adj) in very great numbers; (N) a very great number
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willful
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(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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elite
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(n) the choice part of a group of people or things (adj) superior
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