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20 Cards in this Set
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Breach |
An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through. |
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Diffuse |
To spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread. |
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Brigand |
A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman. |
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Opinionated |
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind. |
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Spurious |
Not genuine, true, or valid. |
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Dilemma |
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem. |
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Cumbersome |
Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving. |
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Debris |
Scattered fragments, wreckage. |
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Muddle |
To make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; a hopeless mess. |
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Spasmodic |
Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent. |
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Predispose |
To incline to beforehand. |
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Circumspect |
Careful, cautious. |
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Admonish |
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty. |
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Perennial |
Lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years. |
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Salvage |
To save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved. |
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Relinquish |
To let go, give up. |
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Commandeer |
To seize for military or official use. |
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Efface |
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed. |
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Deadlock |
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. To bring to such a standstill. |
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Unbridled |
Lacking in restraint. |
