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16 Cards in this Set
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Adjacent adj
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near or next to; adjoining
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Beset v.
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to surround or to attack repeatedly
to trouble or weigh down |
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Cede v.
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to give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement
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Circuitous adj.
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roundabout; indirect
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Desultory adj.
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proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way
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Galvanize v.
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to excite or arouse action
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Implement
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n. a tool or instrument
v. to carry out |
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Inconsequential adj.
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lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial
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Magnitude n.
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greatness of size, power, or influence
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Materialize v.
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to become real or actual
to appear in physical form, especially suddenly |
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Muster
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n. a gathering, usually of military forces
v. to summon or call forth; to gather |
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Prohibitive adj.
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serving to restrain action or discourage use of
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Reminisce
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v. to think or talk about one's past
reminiscence: the act of remembering; a recollection reminiscent: suggestive of something else |
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Vanguard n.
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the leading or foward position in a movement
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Visionary
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n. a person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; a dreamer
adj. able to see what might be accomplishment in the future |
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Lesson 8
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Lesson 8
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