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20 Cards in this Set
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Alliance |
A joining together for some common purpose |
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Bewilder |
To puzzle completely, confuse |
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Buffoon |
A clown; a coarse, stupid person |
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Controversial |
Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
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Dishearten |
To discourage |
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Fruitless |
Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
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Hostile |
Unfriendly;unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
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Inflammable |
Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
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Inflict |
To give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
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Malignant |
Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
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Mortify |
To hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
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Orthodox |
In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
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Procure |
To obtain through special effort; to bring about |
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Scurry |
To run quickly, scamper, hurry |
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Sodden |
Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
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Spirited |
Full of life and vigor; courageous |
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Virtual |
Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
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Void |
Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify |
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Wayward |
Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
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Wince |
To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back on this way |
