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30 Cards in this Set
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Admonish |
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly. (Warn) |
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Deadlock |
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal factions |
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Dilemma |
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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Efface |
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed. (Erase) |
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Predispose |
To incline beforehand(make susceptible to) |
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Spurious |
Not genuine, false, invalid.(counterfeit) |
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Cumbersome |
Clumsy, hard to handle and slow moving |
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Circumspect |
Careful cautious |
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Prennial |
Lasting for a long time, persistent. |
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Relinquish |
To let go or give up |
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Altercation |
An angry statement |
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Condone |
To overlook |
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Dissent |
To disagree /(n.) Disagreement |
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Eminent |
Famous, outstanding, distinguished |
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Irate |
(adj.) Angry |
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Pilfer |
(V.)To steal in small quantities |
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Rift |
(N.) A split, break, breach |
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Semblance |
(N.) A likeness; an outward appearance |
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Surmount |
(V.) To overcome, rise above |
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Trite |
(adj.) Overused, stale |
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Abscond |
(V.) To run off and hide |
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Arduous |
(adj.) Hard to do, requiring much effort |
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Daunt |
(V.) To overcome with fear, intimidate |
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Hoodwink |
(V.) To mislead by a trick, deceive |
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Intrepid |
(adj.) Very brave, fearless |
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Pliant |
(adj.) Bending readily, easily influenced |
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Pompous |
(adj.) Overly self-important in speech and manner |
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Precipice |
(n.) A very some steep cliff, the brink of disaster |
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Rectify |
(v.) To make right, correct |
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Reprieve |
(n.) A temporary relief or delay. (v.) To grant postponement |
