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20 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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verb-to caution or advise against something, ,to scold mildly, to remain of a duty
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breach
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noun-an opening gap, rupture, rift, a violation or infraction
verb- to create an opening break through |
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brigland
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noun- a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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adj.- careful, cautious
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commandeer
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verb- to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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adj.- clumsy, hard to handel, slow-moving
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deadlock
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noun- a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
verb- to bring to such a standstill |
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debris
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noun- scattered fragments, wreakage
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diffuse
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verb- to spread or scatter freely or widely
adj.- wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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dilemma
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noun- a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
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verb- to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
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verb- to make a mess of, to get by
noun- a hopeless mess |
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opinionated
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adj.- stubborn and often unresonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perennial
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adj,- lasting for a long time, persistent
noun- a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose
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verb- to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
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verb- to let go, to give up
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salvage
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verb- to save from fire or shipwreak
noun- property thus saved |
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spasmodic
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adj.- sudden and violent but breif; fitful; intermittent
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spurious
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adj.- not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
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adj.- uncontrolled, lacking in resistant
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