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15 Cards in this Set
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allot
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to assign or distribute in shares or portions
s: apportion, allocate |
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amass
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to bringtogether, collect, gather, especially for oneself
s: accumulate a: scatter |
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audacious
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bold, adventurous
s: enterprising, brave a: timid |
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comply
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to yield to a request
s: submit to, conwsent to a: reject, refuse |
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devoid
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not having or using, lacking
s: wanting, a: full, teeming |
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elite
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(n)the choice part of a group of people or things (adj) superior
s: cream of the crop, a: dregs of society |
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relevant
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connected with or related to the matter at hand
s: pertinent, spplicable a: unconnected, extraneous |
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grapple
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(n) an iron hook used to grab and hold (v)to come to grips with
s: tackle, confront |
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incapacitate
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to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
s: disable a: restore |
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instigate
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to urge on; to stire up, provoke
a: stop, quell, squelch |
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longevity
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long life, long duration
a: brevity, transience |
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myriad
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(v)in very great numbers (n) a very great number
s: innumerable a: few, sparse |
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perspective
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(n) a point of view or general standpoint from which diferent things are viewed
s: viewpoint |
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perturb
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to trouble, make uneasy, to disturb greatly
s: irritate, upset a: delight, please |
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prodigious
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immense; extraordinary in size or degree
s: gigantic, tremendous a: puny, miniscule |
