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21 Cards in this Set
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relevant
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(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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unison
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(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
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skittish
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely caustion; unstable, undependable
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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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vie
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(v.) to compete; 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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devoid
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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elite
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(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things;
(adj.) suprior |
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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, start, incite
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longevity
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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
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myriad
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(adj.) in very great numbers;
(n.) a very great number |
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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; to came together, assemble
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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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perspective
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(n.) a point of veiw or general standpoint from which different things are veiwed, physically or mentally; the appearence to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance.
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perspective
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(n.) a point of veiw or general standpoint from which different things are veiwed, physically or mentally; the appearence to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance.
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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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prodegious
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(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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