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100 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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caution
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breach
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opening/gap
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brigand
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bandit, robber
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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commandeer
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to seize for official use
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cumbersome
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clumsy
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deadlock
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standstill (tie)
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debris
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scattered fragments, wreakage (like in the My Chemical Romance vid! and other mo vids)
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diffuse
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to scatter, spread
OR wordy &longwinded |
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dilemma
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difficult or perplexing problemo
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efface
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to wipe out ("erase")
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muddle
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a hopeless mess
to make a mess of <3 |
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opinionated
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biased, closed-minded, etv
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perennial
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persistent, lasting a long time (_ plants live for many years)
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predispose
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to incline beforhand
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relinquish
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to let go, give up something
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salvage
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to save, something saved
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spasmodic
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sudden & brief but violent (fitful)
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spurious
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false or not valid
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unbridled
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uncontrolled
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adjourn
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to stop proceedingss temporarily & move them to another time
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alien
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citizen of another country
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comely
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pleasing in appearance
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compensate
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to make up for, repay
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dissolute
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loose in one's moral behaviors
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erratic
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not regular or consistent; undependable
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely; a rude remark
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expulsion
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driving out by force
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feint
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a trick/ pretense
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fortify
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to strengthen
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lucrative
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profitable
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mediocre
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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reproduce, spread rapidly (like mushrooms)
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subjugate
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to conquer by force under complete control
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sully
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to tarnish, mess up
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tantalize
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tease (like with a reward that they will not get)
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terse
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brief & to the point
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unflinching
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firm & showing no signs of fear
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abridge
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make shorter
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adherent
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follower/ supporter
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altercation
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angry argument
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cherubic
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resembling an angel
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condone
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to allow by overlooking (to wink at)
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dissent
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disagree/ disagreement
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eminent
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famous, distinguished, outstanding
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exorcise
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to drive (evil spirits) out by magical force
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fabricate
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to make
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irate
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angry
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marauder
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raider/ plunderer
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obesity
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excessive fatness
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pauper .
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poor & desolute person
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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rift
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a split (to break apart)
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semblance
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an outward appearance
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surmount
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to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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to bring to an end WITH VENGEANCE
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trite
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commonplace, overused, stale
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usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force and WITHOUT RIGHT
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abscond
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to run off and hide
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access
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admittance (to obtain this admittance)
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anarchy
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confusion b/c of lack of government
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arduous
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hard to do
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auspicious
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lucky, favorable
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biased
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partial
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daunt
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to intimidate
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disentangle
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to free from complications (tangles, etc)
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fated
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predetermined by fate or destiny
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hoodwink
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to trick, deceive
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inanimate
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not alive
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incinerate
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burn to ashes
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intrepid
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BRAVE, fearless
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larceny
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theftc
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pliant
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easily bended/ influensed
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pompous
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overly self-important
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precipice
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steep cliff (the brink of disaster()
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rectify
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to make right
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reprieve
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temporary relief/ delay
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revile
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attack with words, (insult)
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable, when a decsision is based on one's own bias
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brazen
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shameless, (indifferent to stuff)-------- made of brass.
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catalyst
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chemical reactant, substance that causes chamge
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exodus
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large-scale departure or flight
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facilitate
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to make easier/ assist
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inncorrigible
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beyond control (unable to be corrected)
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latent
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hidden (present but unsees)
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militant
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an activist given to fighting """'
<3 |
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morose
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gloomy/ sullen manner
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opaque
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not clear
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paramount
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important
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prattle
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aimless (useless) talking
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rebut
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to contradict a point with using evidencew
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reprimand
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to scold, find fault with
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servitude
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slavery
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slapdash
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rushed, careless, hasty
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stagnant
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standing still not flowing0
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succumb
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to give way (yeild) to superior forcnebs
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illegible !!!!!!!!
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difficult to read
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fodder
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food/raw material for horses and cows and stuff
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