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20 Cards in this Set
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instigate |
(v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
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prodigious |
(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
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relevant |
(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand |
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audacious |
(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
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myriad |
(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number |
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allot |
(v) to assign or distribute into shares or portions |
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vie |
(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
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skittish |
(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
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perspective |
a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the apperance to the eye of verious objects at a given time of place or distance |
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elite |
(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior |
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amass |
(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble |
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tether |
(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
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comply |
(v.) to yield to a request or command |
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devoid |
(adj.) not having or using, lacking |
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grapple |
(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
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perturb |
(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
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incapacitate |
(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
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willful |
(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
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unison |
(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord |
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longevity |
(n.) long life, long duration, length of life |
