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20 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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(v). to caution or advise against something, to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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breech
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(n) an opening, gap, repture, rift. a violation or infraction (v) to create an opening, breakthrough
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brigand
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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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(v) to cease for military or official use
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cumbersome
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(adj) clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving
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deadlock
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(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions, (v), to bring to such a standstill
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debris
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(n) scattered fragments, wreckage,
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diffuse
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(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely (adj) wordy, longwinded or unfocused, scattered or widely spread
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dilemma
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(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
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(v) to wipeout, to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
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(v) to make a mess of, to get by
(n) a hopeless mess |
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opinionated
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stubborn and often unreasonable 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. (n) a plant
that lives for many years |
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predispose
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(v) to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
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(v) to let go, give up
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salvage
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(v) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n) property thus saved |
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spasmodic
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(adj) sudden and violent, but brief
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) lacking in restraint
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