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20 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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To caution or advise against something
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Breach
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opening, gap, or rupture
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Brigand
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, or highway man
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Circumspect
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careful, cautious, or wary
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Commandeer
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to seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle, or slow moving
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Deadlock
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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces.
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Debris
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scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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spread or scatter freely. wordy,long-winded, or unfocused
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Dilemma
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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to make a mess of
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Opinionated
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stubborn and unreasonable in holding to one's own mind; having a closed mind
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Perennial
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lasting for a long time
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Predispose
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to incline beforehand
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Relinquish
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to let go, give up
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Salvage
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rescue, recover, or retrieve; to save from fire or shipwreck
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Spasmodic
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sudden and violent but brief
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Spurious
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not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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