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20 Cards in this Set
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allot
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(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
(SHARE a lot) |
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amass
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(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together; assemble
(ALL TOGETHER) |
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audacious
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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
(BOLD AUDIENCE) |
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comply
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(v.) to yield to a request or command
(COMMAND) |
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devoid
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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elite
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(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior
(SUPER ELITE) |
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grapple
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(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
(GRAB AN APPLE) |
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incapacitate
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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
(INELIGIBLE) |
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instigate
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(v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
(INCITE) |
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longevity
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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
(LONG LIFE) |
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myriad
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(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
(MY, WHAT A BIG NUMBER!) |
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perspective
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
(SPECS) |
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perturb
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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
(DISTURB) |
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prodigious
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(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
(BULKY HULK DIGGING) |
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relevant
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(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
(RELATED) |
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skittish
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
(SCARED OF SKITTLES) |
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tether
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(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain
(TETHER BALL) |
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unison
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(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
(ONE SOUND) |
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vie
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(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
(STRIVE FOR VICTORY) |
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willful
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(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
(SELF-WILLED) |
