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80 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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(v) to caution or advise against something ; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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breach
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(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, to break through
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brigand
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(n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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(adj) careful, cautious
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comandeer
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(v) to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving, unwieldy, ponderous
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deadlock
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(n) a standstill, resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to a standstill
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debris
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(n) scattered fragments, wreckage, reubble, detritus, flotsam, and jetsam
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diffuse
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(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused, scattered or widely spread
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dilemma
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(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem, predicament, quandary
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efface
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(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed, , having a closed expunge
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muddle
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(v) to make a mess of ; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
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opinionated
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(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perennial
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(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent (n) a plant that lives for many years
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predispose
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(v) to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
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(v) to let go, give up
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salvage
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(v) to save from fire of shipwreck; (n)property thus saved
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spasmodic
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(adj) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent
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spurious
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(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
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(adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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adjourn
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(v) to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place
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alien
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(n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange
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comely
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(adj) having a pleasant appearance
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compensate
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(v) to make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
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(adj) loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
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(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
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(n) the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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(n) to deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense out of
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fodder
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(n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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fortify
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(v) to strengthen , build up
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illegible
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(adj) difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
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(v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision
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lucrative
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(adj) bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
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(adj) average; ordinary; undistinguished
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proliferate
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(v) to reproduce, increase , or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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(v) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
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(v) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
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(v) to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
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(adj) brief and to the point
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unflinching
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(adj) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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abridge
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(v) to make shorter
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adherent
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(n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to
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altercation
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(n) an angry argument
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cherubic
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(adj) resembling an angle portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
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(v) to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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(v) to disagree; (n) disagreement
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eminent
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(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
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exorcise
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(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
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fabricate
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(v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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irate
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(adj) angry
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marauder
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(n) a raider, plunderer
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obesity
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(n) excessive fatness
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pauper
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(n) an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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(v) to steal in small quantities
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rift
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(n) a split. break or breach
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semblance
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(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
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(v) to overcome, rise above
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terminate
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(v) to bring to an end
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trite
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(adj) commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right
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abscond
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(v) to run off and hide
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access
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(n) an approach or admittance to places, persons, and things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
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anarchy
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(n) a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adj) hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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(adj) favorable, fortunate
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biased
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(adj) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
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(v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle
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(v) to free from tangle or complications
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fated
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(adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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(v) to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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(adj) not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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(v) to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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(adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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(n) theft
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pliant
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(adj) bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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(adj) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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(n) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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(v) to make right; to correct
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reprieve
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(n) a temporary relief or delay: (v) to grant a postponement
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