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21 Cards in this Set
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Hints
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Hints are SYNONYMS.
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Admonish
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To Caution or Advise against
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Warn
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Breach
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An Opening, Gap, Rift
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Brigand
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A Bandit, Robber, Outlaw
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Circumspect
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Careful, Cautious
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Wary, Prudent, Guarded
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Commandeer
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To seize for military or official use
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Take over, requisition
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Cumbersome
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Clumsy, Hard to Handle
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Unwieldy, Ponderous
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Deadlock
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A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces
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Standoff, Stalemate, Impasse
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Debris
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Scattered fragments, Wreckage
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Rubble, Detritus
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Diffuse
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To spread or scatter widely
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Disperse
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Dilemma
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A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Predicament, Bind, Quandary
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Efface
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To wipe out
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Blot out, Erase, Expunge
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Muddle
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To make a mess of
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Jumble, Mess up
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Opinionated
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Stubborn and often Unreasonable. In holding to one's own ideas
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Obstinate, Pigheaded, Inflexible
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Perennial
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Lasting for a long time, Persistent
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Enduring, Reccuring
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Predispose
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To incline, to beforehand
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Make susceptible to
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Relinquish
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To let go, Give up
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Surrender, Abandon
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Salvage
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To save from a fire or shipwreck
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Rescue, Recover, Reclaim
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Spasmodic
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Sudden and violent but brief, Fitful
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Irregular, Occasional
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Spurious
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Not genuine, Not true, Not valid
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False, Bogus, Counterfeit
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Unbridled
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Uncontrolled, Lacking in restraint
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Unrestrained, Unchecked
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