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60 Cards in this Set
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to make shorter
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abridge
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a follower/supporter
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adherent
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an angry argument
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altercation
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to pardon or overlook
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condone
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to disagree
or disagreement |
dissent
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famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
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eminent
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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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exorcise
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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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fabricate
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angry
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irrate
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a raider, plunderer
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marauder
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excessive fatness
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obesity
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an extremely poor person
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pauper
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to steal in small quanities
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pilfer
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a split, break, breach
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rift
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a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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semblance
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to overcome, rise above
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surmount
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to bring to an end
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terminate
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commonplace; overused, stale
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trite
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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upsurp
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to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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admonish
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an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
or to create an opening, break through |
breach
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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brigand
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careful, cautious
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circumspect
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to seize for military or official use
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commandeer
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clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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cumbersome
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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions
or to bring to such a standstill |
deadlock
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scattered fragments, wreckage
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debris
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to spread or scatter freely or widely
or wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
diffuse
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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dilemma
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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efface
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to make a mess of; to get by
or a hopeless mess |
muddle
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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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opinionated
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enduring, everlasting, long lasting
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perennial
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to incline to beforehand
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predispose
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to let go, give up
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relinquish
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to save from fire or shipwreck
or property thus saved |
salvage
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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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spasmodic
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not genuine, not true, not valid
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spurious
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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unbridled
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to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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adjourn
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a citizen of another country
or foreign, strange |
alien
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having a pleasing appearance
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comely
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to make up for; to repay for services
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compensate
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loose in one's morals or behavior
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dissolute
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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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erratic
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the process of driving or forcing out
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expulsion
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a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
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feint
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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designed purpose
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fodder
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to strengthen up, build up
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fortify
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difficult or impossible to read
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illegible
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly
or a rude remark of derision |
jeer
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bringing in money; profitable
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lucrative
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
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mediocre
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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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proliferate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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subjugate
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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sully
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to tease, torment by teasing
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tantalize
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brief and to the point
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terse
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firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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unflinching
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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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cherubic
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