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60 Cards in this Set
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Alliance
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-a joining together for some commen 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 |
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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 a 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 to 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; (n.) empty or unfilled space; (v.) 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; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way |
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Anecdote
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-a short account of an incident in someone's life |
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Consolidate |
-to combine, unite; to make solid or firm |
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Counterfeit |
-an imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy |
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Docile |
-easily taught, led, or managed; obedient |
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Dominate |
-to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height |
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Entreat |
-to beg implore, ask earnestly |
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Fallible |
-capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate |
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Fickle |
-liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent |
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Fugitive |
-one who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp |
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Grimy |
-very dirty, covered with dirt or soot |
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Iota |
-a very small part or quantity |
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Maul |
-to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer |
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Potential |
-possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality |
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Radiant |
-shining, bright; giving forth light or energy |
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Rural |
-relating to farm areas and life in the country |
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Substantial |
-large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material |
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Tactful |
-skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite |
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Tamper |
-to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a secret and improper way |
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Ultimate |
-last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental |
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Uncertainty |
-doubt, the state of being unsure |
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Anonymous |
-unnamed, without the name of the person involved, unknown |
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Browse |
-to nibble, graze |
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Dupe |
-a person easily tricked or deceived, to deceive |
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Dynamic |
-active, energetic, forceful |
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Eradicate |
-to root out, to get rid of, destroy completely |
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Frustrate |
-to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire |
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Grim |
-stern, merciless, fierce, savage, cruel |
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Inimitable |
-not capable of being copied or imitated |
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Makeshift |
-a temporary substitute for something else |
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Marginal |
-in, at, or near the edge or margin |
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Pending |
-waiting to be settled |
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Prescribe |
-to order as a rule or course to be followed |
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Preview |
-something seen in advance |
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Prominent |
-standing out so as to be easily seen |
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Quaint |
-add or old-fashioned in a pleasing way |
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Reluctant |
-unwilling, holding back |
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Scrimp |
-to handle very economically or stingly |
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Snare |
-to trap, catch |
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Utmost |
-greatest, highest, farthest |
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Vengeance |
-punishment in return for an injury |
