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100 Cards in this Set
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Adapt
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to adjust or change to suit conditions
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Abdicate
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To resign
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Appease
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To make calm, soothe, to relieve
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accord
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agreement, harmony
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dovetail
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to fit together exactly
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conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards
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gallantry
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heroic courage, respect and courtesy
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falter
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to hesitate, stumble, lost courage
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Caustic
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action
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foreboding
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a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
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impart
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to make known, tell, give, pass something on
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devise
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to think out, plan
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shiftless
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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy
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impediment
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a physical defect
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embargo
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
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dexterous
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skillful with hands or body
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fallacy
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a false notion or belief, an error in thinking or reasoning
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taint
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a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor
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engross
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to occupy the complete attention
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plunder
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to rob by force, especially during wartime
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habituate
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to become used to
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impending
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about to happen
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steadfast
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firmly fixed, constant
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negate
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to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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trepidation
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fear, fright, trembling
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pivotal
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vitally important
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veritable
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actual, true, real
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wry
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twisted, turned to one side, cleverly and often grimly humorous
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tenet
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an opinion belief
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voracious
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having a huge appetite
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collaborate
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to work with, work together
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Decree
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an order having the force of law
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discordant
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disagreeable in sound, jarring, lacking harmony
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excerpt
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a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
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revert
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to return, go back
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Vigil
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a watch, especially at night, watchful attention
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antics
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ridiculous and unpredictible behavior or actions
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detriment
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harm or loss, a disadvantage
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durable
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sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed
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frugal
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury
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gingerly
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with extreme caution or care
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incognito
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in a disguised state, under an assumed name
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invalidate
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to make valuless, take away all force and effect
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oblique
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slanting or sloping not straight forward
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amass
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to bring together, collect gather
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audacious
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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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grapple
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an iron hook used to grab and hold
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incapacitate
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to deprive of strenght or ability
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perspective
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viewpoint from which different things are viewed
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prodigious
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immense, extraordinary in bulk, size or degree
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tether
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a rope or chain used to fasten something
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vie
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to compete, to strive for victory
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annul
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to reduce to nothing to make ineffective
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bolster
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to support give a boost
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muster
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to bring together collect gather
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ornate
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elaborately decorated, showily spendid
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porous
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full of tiny holes and able to be penetrated
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prone
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Lying face down, inclinded, likely
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recourse
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a person or ting turned to for help or advise
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sustain
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to support, nourish, keep up , to undergo
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ample
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more than enough, large
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assert
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to declare or state as truth, maintain
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desdain
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to look upon with scorn
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facetious
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humorous, not meant seriously
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epitaph
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a brief statement written on a tomb
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inaudible
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not able to be heard
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indiscriminate
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without restraint or control
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plausible
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appearing true, reasonable
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aloof
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withdrawn, standing apart from others
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articulate
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to pronounce distinctly, to express well
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flaunt
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to wave ir flutter in a conceited way
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genial
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cordial, pleanantly cheerful or warm
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repercussion
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an effect or consequence of some action or event
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resolute
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bold,determined, firm
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retentive
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able to hold or keep
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instill
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to add gradually to introduce
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convey
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to transport, to transmit, to communicate
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haggard
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thin, pale, and careworn as a rusult of worry
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juncture
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a joining together
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predatory
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preying on, plundering
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stance
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a way of holding
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy way
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waver
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to move to and fro
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abut
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to join at one end
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avail
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to be of use or benefit to
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divergent
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going in different directions
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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infiltrate
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to pass through or gain entrance to gradually
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nullify
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to make no value of
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proxy
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an agent, subsitute, written permission
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unflagging
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tireless, continuing with vigor
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apt
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suitable, fitting, likely, quick to learn
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capitulate
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to end resistance
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defile
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to make unlcean or dirty
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disgruntled
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in bad humor, disconnected
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emcroach
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tp advance beyond the usual or proper limits
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand
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recluse
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn.
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