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20 Cards in this Set
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Admonish |
(V.) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty |
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Breach |
(N.) An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
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Brigand |
(N.) a bandit |
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Circumspect |
(Adj.) Careful, cautious |
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Commandeer |
(V.) To seize for military or official use |
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Cumbersome |
(Adj.) Clumsy. Hard to handle; slow-moving |
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Deadlock |
(N.) A complete standstill; (v.) to bring to a standstill |
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Debris |
(N.) Scattered fragments, wreckage |
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Diffuse |
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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Dilemma |
(N.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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Efface |
(V.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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Muddle |
(V.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
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Opinionated |
(Adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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Perennial |
(Adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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Predispose |
(V.) to incline to beforehand |
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Reliquish |
(V.) to let go, give up |
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Salvage |
(V.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
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Spasmodic |
(Adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
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Spurious |
(Adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
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Unbridled |
(Adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
