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60 Cards in this Set
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admonish |
(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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breach |
(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
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brigand |
(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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circumspect |
(adj.) careful, cautious |
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commandeer |
(v.) to seize for military or official use |
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cumbersome |
(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
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deadlock |
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition if two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
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debris |
(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long winded, or unfocused |
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dilemma |
(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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efface |
(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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muddle |
(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
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opionated |
(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose |
to incline beforehand |
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relinquish |
(v.) to let go, give up |
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salvage |
(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
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spasmodic |
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
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spurious |
(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
(adj.) lacking in restraint |
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adjourn |
verb, to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
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alien |
noun, a citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange |
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comely |
adj. having a pleasing appearance |
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compensate |
verb, to make up for; to repay for services |
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dissolute |
adj. loose in one's morals or behavior |
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erratic |
adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
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expulsion |
noun, the process of driving out or forcing out |
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feint |
noun, a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; verb, to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
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fodder |
noun, food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
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fortify |
verb, to strengthen, build up |
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illegible |
adj. difficult or impossible to read |
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jeer |
verb, to make fun of rudely or unkindly; noun, a rude remark of derision |
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lucrative |
adj. bringing in money; profitable |
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mediocre |
adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished |
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proliferate |
verb, to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
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subjugate |
verb, to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
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sully |
verb, to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
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tantalize |
verb, to tease, torment by teasing |
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terse |
adj. brief and to the point |
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unflinching |
adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
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abridge |
verb, to make shorter |
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adherent |
noun, a follower, supporter; adj. attached, sticking to |
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altercation |
noun, an angry argument |
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cherubic |
adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
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condone |
verb, to pardon or overlook |
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dissent |
verb, to disagree; noun, diagreement |
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eminent |
adj. famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting |
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exorcise |
verb, to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppresive |
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fabricate |
verb, to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
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gluttony |
noun, engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgance |
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irate |
adj. angry |
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marauder |
noun, a raider, plunderer |
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pauper |
noun, an extremely poor person |
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pilfer |
verb, to steal in small quantities |
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rift |
noun, a split, break, breach |
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semblance |
noun, a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
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surmount |
verb, to overcome, rise above |
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terminate |
verb, to bring to an end |
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trite |
adj. commonplace, overused, stale |
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usurp |
verb, to seize and hold a position by force or without right |