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60 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to run off and hide (v)
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access
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approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase (n) to get at, obtain (v)
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anarchy
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a lack of government and law; confusion (n)
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort (adj)
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auspicious
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favorable; fortunate (adj)
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biased
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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage (v)
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disentangle
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to free from tangles or complications (v)
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune (adj)
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive (v)
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inanimate
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not having life; without energy or spirit (adj)
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes (v)
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable (adj)
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larceny
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theft(n)
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pliant
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bending readily; easily influenced (adj)
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pompous
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overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious (adj)
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precipice
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of a disaster (n)
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rectify
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to make right, correct (v)
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reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay (n) to grant a postponement (v)
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revile
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to attack with words, call bad names (v)
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accomplice
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a person that takes part in a crime (n)
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annihilate
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to destroy completely (n)
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness(adj)
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brazen
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made of brass; shameless, impudent (adj)
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reacion; any agent that causes change (n)
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exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight (n)
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facilitate
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to make easier; to assist (v)
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected; beyond control (adj)
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latent
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hidden, present but not realized (adj)
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militant
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given to fighting; active and aggresive in support of a cause (adj) an activist (n)
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable (adj)
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opaque
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not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (adj)
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paramount
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chief in importance, above all others (adj)
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (v) baby talk (n)
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute (v)
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reprimand
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to scold; find fault with (v) a rebuke (n)
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servitude
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slavery; forced labor (n)
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slapdash
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careless and hasty (adj)
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stagnant
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not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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succumb
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to give way to superior force, yield (v)
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atone
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to make up for (v)
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bondage
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slavery; any state of being bound or held down (n)
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credible
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believable (adj)
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defray
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to pay for (v)
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diligent
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy (adj)
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doleful
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sad; dreary (adj)
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ghastly
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frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
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to hold back (v)
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hew
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to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to (v)
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impoverished
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poor, in a state of poverty; depleted (adj)
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incessant
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never stopping, going on all the time (adj)
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intricate
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complicated; difficult to understand (adj)
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lucid
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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane (adj)
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posthumous
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occuring or published after death (adj)
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prim
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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish (adj)
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic (adj)
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess (adj)
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supplant
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to take the place of, supersede (v)
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taunt
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to jeer at, mock (v) an insulting or mocking remark (n)
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tenacious
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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent (adj)
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