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20 Cards in this Set
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alliance
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a li' ens
(n.) a joining together for some common purpose |
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bewilder
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bi wil' der
(v.) to puzzle completely, confuse |
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buffoon
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be fun'
(n.) a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
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controversial
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kan tre ver' shel
(adj.) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
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dishearten
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dis hart' en
(v.) to discourage |
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fruitless
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frut' les
(adj.) not producing the designed results unsuccessful |
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hostile
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hos' tel
(adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike aggressive |
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inflammable
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in flam' a bel
adj.) easily set on fire; |
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inflict
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in flikt'
(v.) to give or cause something unpleasant impose |
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malignant
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me lig' nent
(adj.) dealy, extremely harmful evil; spiteful malicious |
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mortify
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mort' e fi
(v.) to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment |
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orthodox
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or' the daks
(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
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procure
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pre kyur'
(v.) to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
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scurry
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sker' e
(v.) to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
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sodden
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sad' en
(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
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spirited
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spir' e tid
(adj.) full of life and vigor; courageous |
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virtual
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ver' chu el
(adj.) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
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void
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void
(adj.) completely empty; having no legal force or effect; (n.) empty or unfilled space; (v.) to cancel or nullify |
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wayward
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wa' werd
(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
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wince
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wince
(v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way |
