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20 Cards in this Set
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Abnormal
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Not usual, not typical, strange
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Capsize
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To turn bottome side up, upset
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Catastrophe
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a lare-scale disater, misfortune, or failure
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Decrease
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to become or make less
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Disputatious
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inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
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Eject
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to drive or throw out, evict
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Flourish
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To grow, thrive, be prosperous
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Incentive
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a reason for doing something
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Insubordinate
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disobedient, rebellious
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Legible
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easily read
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Nub
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the cental point or heart of a matter
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Onslaught
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a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
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Ordain
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to establish by law; to order or command
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Outstrip
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to get ahead of, do beeter than, exceed
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Pervade
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To spread throughout
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Prudent
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cautious, careful, showing good sense
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quench
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to put out, extinguish, end
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remnant
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a small part remaining behind
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Simultaneous
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happening or existing at the same time
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Swerve
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to turn aside sharply
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