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98 Cards in this Set
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admonish |
(v.) to caution or advise against something |
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breach |
(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction |
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breach |
(v.) to create an opening, break through |
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brigand |
(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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circumspect |
(adj.) careful, cautious |
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commandeer |
(v.) to seize for military or official use |
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cumbersome |
(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
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deadlock |
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions |
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deadlock |
(v.) to bring to such a standstill |
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debris |
(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely |
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diffuse |
(adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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dilemma |
(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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efface |
(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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muddle |
(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by |
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muddle |
(n.) a hopeless mess |
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opinionated |
(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent |
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perennial |
(n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose |
(v.) to incline to beforehand |
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relinquish |
(v.) to let go, give up |
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salvage |
(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck |
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salvage |
(n.) property thus saved |
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spasmodic |
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
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spurious |
(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
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adjourn |
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
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alien |
(n.) a citizen of another country |
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alien |
(adj.) foreign, strange |
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comely |
(adj.) having a pleasing appearance |
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compensate |
(v.) to make up for; to repay for services |
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dissolute |
(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior |
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erratic |
(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
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expulsion |
(n.) the process of driving or forcing out |
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feint |
(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense |
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feint |
(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make pretense of |
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fodder |
(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
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fortify |
(v.) to strengthen, build up |
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illegible |
(adj.) difficult or impossible to read |
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jeer |
(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
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jeer |
(n.) a rude remark of derision |
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lucrative |
(adj.) bringing in money; profitable |
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mediocre |
(adj.) average, ordinary, undisinguished |
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proliferate |
(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
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subjugate |
(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
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sully |
(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
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tantalize |
(v.) to tease, torment by teasing |
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terse |
(adj.) brief and to the point |
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unflinching |
(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
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abdridge |
(v.) to make shorter |
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adherent |
(n.) a follower, supporter |
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adherent |
(adj.) attached, sticking to |
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altercation |
(n.) an angry argument |
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cherubic |
(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
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condone |
(v.) to pardon or overlook |
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dissent |
(v.) to disagree |
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dissent |
(n.) disagreement |
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eminent |
(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
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exorcise |
(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
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fabricate |
(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
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irate |
(adj.) angry |
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marauder |
(n.) a raider, plunderer |
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obesity |
(n.) excessive fatness |
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pauper |
(n.) an extremely poor person |
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pilfer |
(v.) to steal in small quantities |
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rift |
(n.) a split, break, breach |
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semblance |
(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
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surmount |
(v.) to overcome, rise above |
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terminate |
(v.) to bring to an end |
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trite |
(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale |
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usurp |
(v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
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abscond |
(v.) to run off and hide |
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access |
(n.) approach or admittances to places, persons, things; an increase |
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access |
(v.) to get at; obtain |
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anarchy |
(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion |
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ardous |
(adj.) hard to do; requiring much effort |
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auspicious |
(adj.) favorable; fortunate |
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bias |
(n.) a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinions, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned |
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biased |
(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
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daunt |
(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
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daunting |
(adj.) seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating |
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disentangle |
(v.) to free from tangles or complications |
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fated |
(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
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fated |
(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
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fated |
(v.) past principle: be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way |
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hoodwink |
(v.) to mislead by a trick; deceive |
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inanimate |
(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit |
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incinerate |
(v.) to burn to ashes |
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intrepid |
(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable |
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larceny |
(n.) theft |
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pilant |
(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced |
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pompous |
(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
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prototype |
(n.) the original or model on which something is based or formed |
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precipice |
(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
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rectify |
(v.) to make right, correct |
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reprieve |
(n.) a temporary relief or delay |
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reprieve |
(v.) to grant a postponement |
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revile |
(v.) to attack with words, call bad names |
