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45 Cards in this Set
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Abduction
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kidnapping
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Abound
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to be present in great quantity
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Absurd
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ridiculous
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Accomplice
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helper
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Adhere
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to stick firmly
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Adversary
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enemy
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Afoot
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in motion; in progress
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Agitate
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1. to disturb; to trouble
2. to shake an object |
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Airtight
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perfect; without weakness
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Allegiance
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loyalty
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Amass
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to collect a lot of
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Amity
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friendship
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Anchor
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to hold in place
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Anonymous
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without a name
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Apparel
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clothes
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Apprehend
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1. to catch and take into custody
2. to understand |
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Arbiter
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one who settles a dispute
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Ascending
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going up
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Asylum
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shelter; refuge
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Auctioneer
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one who sells goods at an auction
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Avert
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to avoid
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Babble
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to talk foolishly or too much
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Barbaric
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primitive; uncivilized
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Belittle
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to criticize
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Bid
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1. to make an offer
2. to order or command |
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Bloated
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swollen
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Bogus
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fake
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Brace
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to support
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Breadth
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how broad someting is
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Buoyant
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1. happy
2. able to float |
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Byway
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side road
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Cadet
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military student
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Candid
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honest; open; outspoken
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Carnivorous
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meat-eating
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Censure
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to criticize harshly; to blame
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Chronic
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constant
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Cleanse
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to clean; to purify
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Collage
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a collection of pictures or images
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Compassionate
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kind; sympathetic
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Complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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Composer
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one who writes music
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Compress
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to press together
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Conclusive
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definite; proven
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Confectioner
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maker of candy
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Connoisseur
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expert
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