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26 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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friendly, good natured
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Blight
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a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; to destroy
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Compliant
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willing to do what someone else wants, obedient
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Leeway
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extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies, margin of error
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Limber
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flexible, to cause to become flexible
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Partisan
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a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one to one whos supporting is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; strong supporting one side only
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Vacate
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to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul
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Vagabond
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an idle wanderer; a tramp; wandering, irresponsible
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Culprit
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a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender
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Expend
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to pay out, spend, to use up
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Illicit
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not permitted, unlawful, improper
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Immerse
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to plunge or dip into a fluid, to involve deeply
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Persevere
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to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough
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Prevaricate
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to live, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose
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Relish
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enjoyment or satisfaction, something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly
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Writhe
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to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle
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Affluence
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wealth, riches, prosperity, great abundance, plenty
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Cringe
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to shrink back or hide in fear of submissiveness
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Immobile
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not movable, not moving
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Jovial
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good-humored, in high spirits, merry
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Nimble
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quick and skillful in movement, agile, clever
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Onset
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the beginning, start, an attack assault
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Perishable
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likely to spoil or decay
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Sinister
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appearing evil or dangerous, threatening evil or harm
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Avenge
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to get ready for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury
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Deluge
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a great flood, a heavy fall of rain anything that comes in vast quantity, to flood
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