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20 Cards in this Set
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breach |
an opening, gap; a violation or infraction to create an opening, break through |
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admonish |
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty remind of duty |
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brigand |
a bandit |
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circumspect |
careful, cautious |
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commander |
to seize for military or official use |
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cumbersome |
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
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deadlock |
a complete standstill to bring to a standstill |
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debris |
scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
to spread or scatter freely or widely wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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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 |
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muddle |
to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; a hopeless mess |
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opinionated |
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
lasting for a long time, persistent a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose |
to incline to beforehand |
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relinquish |
to let go, give up |
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salvage |
to save from fire or shipwreck property thus saved |
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spasmodic |
sudden violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
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spurious |
not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
