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20 Cards in this Set
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apt
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sutible, fitting likely quick to learn
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awry
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in a turned or twisted position or direction
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bludgeon
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a short club used as a weapon to strike with a heavy club
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capitulate
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give up surrender
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chafe
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to warm by rubbing annoy irk a sore or injury caused by rubbing
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defile
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to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
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dire
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering, demannding immediate action
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disarming
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charming
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disgruntled
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in bad humor, discontented
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encroach
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to trespass
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endow
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to furnish provide with funds
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fend
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to ward off, resist manage
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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mien
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air, manner; apperence; expression
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penal
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having to do with funishment
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand
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predominant
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the greatest in strengh or power
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prodigy
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a child or young person with extrodinary avility or talent
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recluse
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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fame glory
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