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20 Cards in this Set
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AVAILABLE
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ready for use, at hand
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CATER
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to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service
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CUSTOMARY
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usual, expected, routine
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DISSUADE
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to persuade not to do something
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ENTREPRENEUR
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a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
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FIREBRAND
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a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person
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HAZARD
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risk, peril
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HOMICIDE
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the killing of one person by another
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INDIFFERENCE
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a lack of interest or concern
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INDIGNANT
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filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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INDISPENSABLE
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absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
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LUBRICATE
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to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use
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MUTUAL
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shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more
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PELT
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to throw a stream of things; to strike successively, to hurry
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PLAGUE
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an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths
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POSIED
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balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action
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REGIME
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a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule
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RETARD
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to make slow, delay, hold back
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TRANSPARENT
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allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood
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UNSCATHED
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wholly unharmed, not injured
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