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20 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
(ab skand')
To run off and hide
S: bolt |
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Access
(ask' ses)
approach or admittance to places, persons, things
S: entry A: total exclusion |
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Anarchy
(an' r ke)
a lack of government and law; confusion
S: chaos A: peace |
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Arduous
(ar' ju s)
hard to do; difficult
S:hard A:easy |
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Auspicious
(o spish' s)
favorable; fortunate
S:promising A:sinister |
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Daunt
(dont)
to overcome with fear; to dishearten; discourage
S: dismay A: encourage |
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Disentangled
(dis en tan' gel)
to free from tangles or complications
S: unravel A: ensnarl
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Fated
(fa' tid)
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
S: destined A: chance |
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Hoodwink
(hud' wink)
to mislead; trick
S: fool A: disabuse |
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Inanimate
(in an' e mit)
not having any life; without spirit
S: dead A: alive |
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Incinerate
(in sin' er ate)
to burn ashes
S: burn |
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Intrepid
(in trep' id)
very brave; fearless
S: daring A: coward |
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Larceny
(lar' sin e)
theft
S: robbery |
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Pliant
(pli' ent)
bending; easily influenced |
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Pompous
(pam' pes)
overly self-important speech
S: highfalutin A: plain |
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Precipice
(pres' pis)
a very steep cliff
S: bluff A: gorge
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Prototype
(pro' to type)
an original model
S: sample A: copy |
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Rectify
(rek' te fi)
to make right
S: correct A: mess up |
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Reprieve
(ri prev')
a temporary relief
S: stay A: proceed |
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Revile
(ri vil')
to attack with words
S: vilify A: praise |
