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20 Cards in this Set
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Admonish |
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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Breach |
An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through |
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Brigand |
A bandit |
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Circumspect |
Careful, cautious |
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Commandeer |
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 |
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Diffuse |
To spread or to scatter freely |
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Dilemma |
A difficult or perplexing situation |
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Efface |
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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Muddle |
To make a mess of |
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Opinionated |
Stubborn and often unreasonable |
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Perennial |
Lasting for a long time, persistent |
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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 a fire or shipwreck; property thus saved |
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Spasmodic |
Sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
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Spurious |
Not genuine, not true |
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Unbridled |
Uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
