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15 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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verb second
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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breach
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noun one syllable
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction verb to create an opening, break through |
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brigand
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noun first
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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circumspect
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adjective first
careful, cautious |
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commandeer
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verb third
to seize for military or official use |
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cumbersome
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adjective first
clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving |
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deadlock
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noun first
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions verb to bring to such a standstill |
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debris
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noun second
scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse
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verb second
to spread or scatter freely or widely adjective wordy, long winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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dilemma
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noun second
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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efface
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verb second
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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muddle
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verb first
to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by noun a hopeless mess |
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opinionated
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adjective second
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind. |
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perennial
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adjective second
lasting for a long time, persistent; noun a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose
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verb third
to incline to beforehand |
