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20 Cards in this Set
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avenge
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a venge
(v.) to get revenge for; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
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cede
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cede
(v.) to give up; surrender; to hand over to another |
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deluge
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del uge
(n.) a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity (like a flood); (v.) to flood |
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discretion
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dis cret ion
(n.) good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
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giddy
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gidd y
(adj.) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness |
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impact
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im pact
(n.) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v.) to affect, especially forcefully |
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intimidate
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in tim i date
(v.) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not do) something |
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liberate
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lib e rate
(v.) to free from bondage or domination; to release |
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logical
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log i cal
(adj.) reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
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misrepresent
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mis rep re sent
(v.) to give a false or untrue idea |
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optional
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op tio nal
(adj.) left to one's own choice; not required |
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rendezvous
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ren dez vous
(v) to meet in accordance with a plan; (n.) a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
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rotund
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ro tund
(adj.) rounded and plump; full or rich in sound |
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saunter
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saun ter
(v,) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll |
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sluggish
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slugg ish
(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull |
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subordinate
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su bor di nate
(adj.) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n.) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v.) to put in a lower or secondary position |
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tint
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tint
(n.) a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; (v.) to give color to something; to dye |
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variable
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var i a ble
(adj.) likely to undergo change; changeable; (n.) a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such |
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verge
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verge
(n.) the point at which something begins or happens; the brink; a border, edge; (v.) to incline, tend toward; to be in the process of becoming something else |
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outright
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out right
(adj.) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; (adv.) completely; instantaneously |