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31 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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(v.) to make shorter
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abscond
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(v.) to run off and hide
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access
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(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things
(v.) to obtain |
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admonish
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(v.) to scold
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altercation
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(n.) an angry argument
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anarchy
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(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do
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brazen
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(adj.) bold
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comely
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(adj.) having a pleasing apperance
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condone
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(v.) ignore
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daunt
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(v.) to overcome with fear
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dissolute
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(adj.) lose in ones morals or behavior
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efface
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(v.) to wipe out
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eminent
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(adj.) famous
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hoodwink
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(v.) to mislead by a trick
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illegible
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(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
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intrepid
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(v.) fearless
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irate
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(adj.) angry
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jeer
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(v.) to make fun of rudely or kindly
(n.) a rude remark |
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larceny
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(n.) theft
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lucrative
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(adj.) profitable
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morose
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(adj.) gloomy manner
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reprieve
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(n.) a temporary relief or delay
(v.) to grant postponement |
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pauper
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(n.) an extremely poor person
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perennial
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(adj.) lasting for a long time
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pompous
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(adj.) overly self-important in speech or manner
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proliferate
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(v.) spread rapidly
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salvage
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(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n.) property thus saved |
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spurious
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(adj.) not valid
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subjugate
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(v.) to conquer by force
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unbridled
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(adj.) lacking in restraint
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