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20 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
To run off and hide |
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Access |
Approach or admittance to places, persons , things an increase; to get at , obtain |
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Anarchy |
A lack of government and law , confusion |
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Arduous |
Hard to do , requiring much effort |
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Auspicious |
Favorable; fortunate |
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Biased |
Favoring one side unduly ; prejudiced |
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Daunt |
To overcome with fear, intimidate ; to dishearten , discourage |
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Disentangle |
To free from tangles |
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Fated |
Determined in advances by destiny or fortune |
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Hoodwink |
To mislead by a truck , deceive |
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Inanimate |
Not having life ; without energy or spirit |
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Incinerate |
To burn to ashes |
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Intrepid |
Very brave , fearless , unshakeable |
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Larceny |
Theft |
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Pliant |
Bending readily, easily influenced |
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Pompous |
Overly self-important in speech or manner ; excessively stately Or ceremonious |
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Precipice |
A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
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Rectify |
To make right , correct |
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Reprieve |
A temporary relief or delay ; to grant a postponement |
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Revile |
To attack with words , call bad names |
