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20 Cards in this Set
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Accomplice
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(n) a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong
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Annihilate
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(v) to destroy something or someone completely
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Arbitrary
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(adj) decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
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Brazen
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(adj) used to describe a person or the actions of a person who is not embarrassed about behaving in a wrong or immoral way
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Catalyst
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(n) something or someone that causes an important change or event to happen
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Exodus
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(n) a situation in which a lot of people leave a particular place at the same time
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Facilitate
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(v) to make it easier for a process or activity to happen
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Incorrigible
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(adj) someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved - often used humorously
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Latent
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(adj) something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future
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Militant
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(adj, n) an organization or person willing to use strong or violent action in order to achieve political or social change
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Morose
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(adj) bad-tempered, unhappy, and silent
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Opaque
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(adj) glass or liquid that is difficult to see through and often thick
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Paramount
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(adj) more important than anything else
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Prattle
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(v) to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things (n) silly and unimportant things
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Rebut
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(v) to prove that a statement or a charge made against you is false
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Reprimand
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(v) to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong (n) a document telling someone officially that something they have done is very wrong
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Servitude
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(n) the condition of being a slave or being forced to obey someone else
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Slapdash
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(adj) careless and done too quickly
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Stagnant
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(adj) not changing or making progress, and continuing to be in a bad condition;
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Succumb
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(v) to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control
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