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20 Cards in this Set
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apt
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adj.
suitable, fitting, likely, quick ot learn |
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awry
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adj., adv.
in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course |
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bludgeon
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n.
a short club used as a weapon v. to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
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capitulate
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v.
to end resistance, give up, surrender |
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chafe
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v.
to warm, to make sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction; to strain or press agst. n. a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
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defile
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v. to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single or in columns
n. a narrow passage |
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dire
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adj.
dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immeadiate action to avoid disaster |
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disarming
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adj.
charming, tending to get rid of unfriendlyness or suspicion |
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disgruntled
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adj.
in bad humor, dicontented, annoyed |
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encroach
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v.
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
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endow
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v.
to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desireable thing or quality |
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fend
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v.
to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
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impunity
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n.
freedom from punishment |
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mien
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n.
air, manner; appearance; expression |
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penal
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adj.
having to do with punishment |
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pertinent
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adj.
related to the matter at hand, to the point |
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predominant
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adj.
the greatest in strength or power; most common |
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prodigy
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n.
something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or yound person with extraordinary ability or talent |
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recluse
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n.
a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
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renown
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n.
fame, glory |