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20 Cards in this Set
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unison
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(n.) a sounding together, agreement or accord
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vie
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(v.) to complete, to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
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(adj.) stubbornly self willed, done on purpose, deliberate
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audacious
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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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(v.) to yield to a request or command
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devoid
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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elite
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(n.) the chice part of a group of people or things, superior
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grapple
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(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold(v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability, to make legally ineligible
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instigate
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(v.) to urge on, to stir up, provoke
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longevity
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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
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myraid
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(adj.) in very great numbers, a very great number
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perspective
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally
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perturb
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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy, to disturb greatly, to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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(adj.) immense, extraordinary in bulk, size or degree
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relevant
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(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid
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tether
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(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object, the outer limit of strength or resources (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain
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allot
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(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
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(v.) to bring together,collect,gather, especially for oneself
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