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20 Cards in this Set
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allot
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to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
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to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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audacious
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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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to yeild to a request or command
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devoid
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not having or using, lacking
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elite
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the choice part of a group of people or things; superior
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grapple
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an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
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instigate
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to urge on; to stir up, start, incite
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longevity
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long life, long duration, length of life
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myriad
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in very great numbers; a very great number
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perspective
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a pont of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye if various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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Perturb
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To trouble, make an easy, to disturb greatly, to throw into confusion
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Prodigious
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And then, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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Relevant
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Connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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Extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid, extremely cautious, unstable, undependable
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Tether
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A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object, the outer limit of strength or resources, to fasten with a rope or chain
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Unison
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a Sounding together, agreement or accord
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vie
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To compete, to strive for victory or superiority
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Willful
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Stubbornly self-willed, done on purpose, deliberate
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