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20 Cards in this Set
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allot'
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(v.) assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass'
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(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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auda'cious
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(adj.) bold, adventurouse, recklessly daring
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comply'
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(v.) to yield to a a request or command
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devoid'
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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elite'
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(n.) the choice part of a group of peoples or things;
(adj.) superior |
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grapp'le
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(n.) an iron hook used ot grab and hold;
(v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
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incapac'itate
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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligble
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in'stigate
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(v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incitte
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longev'ity
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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
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myr'iad
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(adj.) in very great numbers;
(n.) a very great number |
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perspec'tive
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearnce to the eye of various object at a given time, place, or distance
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perturb'
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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to distrub greatly; to throw into confusion
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prodig'ious
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(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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rel'evant
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(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skitt'ish
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
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teth'er
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(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources;
(v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
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u'nison
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(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
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vie
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(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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will'ful
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(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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