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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to run off and hide
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access
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noun approach or admittance to places, persons, things, an increase
verb- to get at, obtain |
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anarchy
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a lack of government and law, confusion
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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favorable, fortunate
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biased
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favoring on side unduly, prejudice
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daunt
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to overcome with fear to dihearten, discourage
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disentangle
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to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny of fortune
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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not having life, without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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theft
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pliant
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bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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overly self important in speech and manner: excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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recitfy
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to make right correct
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reprieve
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noun- a temporary relief or delay
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revile
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verb- to attack with words, call bad names
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