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20 Cards in this Set
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Opinionated
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adj. stubborn and unreasonable in holding to one's own opinion
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Cumbersome
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adj. clumsy; hard to handle; slow moving
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Circumspect
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adj. careful; cautious
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Diffuse
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v to spread or scatter freely or widely
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deadlock
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n. s standstill; v. to bring to a standstill
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Debris
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n. scattered wreckage
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Efface
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v. to wipe out; to keep one's self from being noticed
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Muddle
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v. to make a mess out of; to get by; to muddle through something
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Commandeer
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v. to seize or take control for military or official use
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admonish
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v. to caution or advise against; to scold
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Perennial
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adj. lasting for a long time; n a plant that lives for many years
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Unbridled
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adj. lacking in control or resistance
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salvage
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v. to save from a fire or shipwreck;
n. property that is saved |
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Spasmodic
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adj. briefly sudden and violent
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Brigand
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n. bandit; robber, outlaw
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Dilemma
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n. a problem
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Breach
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n. an opening, gap, rift, rupture;
v. to create an opening, break through |
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Relinquish
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v. to let go; to give up
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Spurious
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adj. not genuine, true, or valid
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Predispose
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v. to incline to beforehand
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