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18 Cards in this Set
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battleground
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a place where a battle is fought
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charisma
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the natural ability to attract other people and make them admire you
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concede
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to admit that something is true although you do not want to
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critical
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very important
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crucial
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very important
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glitch
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a small problem that prevents something from working properly
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hack
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to use a computer in order to secretly and illegally enter someone else’s computer system
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looming
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appearing threatening and seeming important, worrying, and difficult to avoid
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on a roll
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having a lot of success with what you are trying to do
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partisan
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showing support for a particular political party, plan, or leader, and criticizing all others
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proliferation
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a quick increase in number and spread to many different places
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rig
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to dishonestly arrange or influence the result of an election, competition, etc.
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staunch
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very loyal
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to gain momentum
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to begin to be able to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful
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to hinge on
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to depend on something
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to pull a fast one
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to deceive or trick someone
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to stand a chance
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to be likely to succeed in doing something
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to win by a landslide
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to claim victory with a lot more votes than one’s opponent in an election
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