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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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v. to run off and hide
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anarchy
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n. a lack of government and law; lawlessness ; political disorder
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arduous
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adj. hard to accomplish ; requiring much effort ; difficult
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copacetic
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adj. more than satisfactory, fine, running smoothly, going quite well
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agility
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n. ability to move quickly and easily; nimble; being mentally quick
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anathema
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n. strong denunciation leading to rejection or ostracism
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expunge
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v. to strike out, remove, erase, delete completely
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inanimate
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adj. not having life ; without energy or spirit
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intrepid
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adj. very brave, fearless, unshakable
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pervious
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adj. permeable, penetrable, allowing passage through itself ; approachable, susceptible to reason
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pliant
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v. bending readily, easily influenced
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pompous
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adj. overly self-important ; arrogant
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precipice
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n. a very steep cliff; the edge of disaster ; a hazardous situation
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myriad
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adj. innumerable ; a great number
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plethora
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n. excess, superfluity
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unmitigated
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adj. absolute, downright
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expedite
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v. to speed up the process or progress of
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espouse
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v. to take up the cause of ; support
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perjury
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n. an act of swearing to what one knows in untrue
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minacious
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adj. menacing, threatening
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