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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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verb-to run off and hid
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access
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noun- approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
verb-to get at, obtain |
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anarchy
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noun- a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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adj- hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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adj-favorable; fortunate
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biased
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adj-favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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verb- to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, dicourage
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disentangle
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verb-to gree from tangles or complications
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fated
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adj-determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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verb-to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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adj.-not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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verb-to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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adj-very brave, fearless, unshakeable
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larceny
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noun-theft
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pliant
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adj-bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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adj-overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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noun-a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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verb-to make right, correct
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reprieve
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noun- a temporary relief or delya;
verb- to grant a postponement |
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revile
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verb-to attack with work, call bad names
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