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20 Cards in this Set
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Adversity
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(n) hard times or misfortune
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Aesthetic
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(adj) appreciative of beauty and art
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Chronic
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(adj) something that frequently reoccurs
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Countermand
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(v) to withdrawl an order already given by a contrary order
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Coalition
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(n) a union formed for a common purpose
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Tirade
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(n) a very long speech of abuse or condemming behaviour
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Utopia
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(n) a place of ideal perfection
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Overt
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(adj) not secret
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Rebuff
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(v) to refuse or to snub
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Rudments (n)
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the basic elementary skills you must learn first
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Recumbent
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(adj) reclining or lying down
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Sequester
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(v) to set apart or segragate
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Sporadic
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(adj) occurring in scattered sing instances
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Unequivocal
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clear and leaving no doubt
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Unremitting
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(adj) continuous
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Visionary
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(adj) givien to dreaming or imagining
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Demure
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(adj) serious; reserved; quietly modest
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Disarry
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(n) disorder or confusion
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Dismantle
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(v) to take apart; to strip of furniture/ equipment
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Dissident
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(adj)openly/violently differing w/ an opinion/ group
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