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60 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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to run off and hide
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Access
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to get at, obtain
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Anarchy
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a lack of government and law
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Arduous
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hard to do
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auspicious
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favorable, fortunate
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Biased
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favoring one side
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Daunt
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to overcome
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Disentangle
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to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
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Inanimate
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not haveing life
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless
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larceny
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theft
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pliant
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bending readily, easily influenced
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pompous
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overly self-important in speech or manner, conceited
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precipice
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a very steep cliff
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rectify
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to make right, correct
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reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay
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revile
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to attack with words
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accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable
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brazen
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made of brass, shameless, impudent
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction
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exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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to make easier, assist
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected
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latent
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hidden
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militant
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given to fighting
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly
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opaque
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not letting light through, not clear
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paramount
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chief in importance, obove all others
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish , or simple way
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
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reprimand
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to scold
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servitude
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slavery
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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stagnant
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not running or flowing
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succumb
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to give way to superior force, yeild
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atone
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to make up for
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bondage
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slavery
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credible
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believeable
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defray
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to pay for
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diligent
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hardworking
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doleful
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sad, dreary
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ghastly
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frightfull, horrible, deathly pale
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hamper
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to hold back
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hew
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to shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to
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impoverished
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poor
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incessent
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never stopping
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intricate
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complicated
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lucid
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easy to understand
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poshumous
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occuring after death
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prim
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overly neat, precise
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient
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supplant
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to take the place of
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taunt
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to jeer at, mock
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tenacious
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holding fast, persistant
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