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45 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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to caution or advise
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breach
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an opening, gap
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brigand
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a bandit
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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commandeer
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to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle
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deadlock
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a complete standstill
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debris
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scattered fragmants
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diffuse
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to spread or scatter freely or widely
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dilemma
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a difficult problem
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efface
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to wipe out
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muddle
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to make a mess of
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opinionated
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stubborn and often unerasonable
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perennial
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lasting for a long time
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predispose
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to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
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to let go, give up
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salvage
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to save from fire or shipwreck
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spasmodic
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sudden and violent but brief
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spurious
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not genuine, not true
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unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking restraint
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adjourn
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to stop proceedings for a time
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alien
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a citizen of another country
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comely
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having a pleasing appearence
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compansate
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to make up for
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dissolute
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loose in ones morals or behavior
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erratic
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not regular or consistant
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expulsion
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the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement
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fodder
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food for horses or cattle
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fortify
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to strengthen, build up
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illegible
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difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely
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lucrative
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bringing in money
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mediocre
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avreage, ordinary
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proliferate
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to reproduce
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subjugate
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to conquer by force
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish
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tantalize
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to tease
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terse
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brief and to the point
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unflinching
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firm, showing no signs of fear
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abridge
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to make shorter
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adherent
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a follower
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altercation
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and angry argument
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cherubic
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resemblinch an angel portrayed as a little child
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condone
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to pardon or overlook
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