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20 Cards in this Set
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Accomplice
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(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
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Annihilate
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(v.) to destroy completely
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Arbitary
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(adj.) unreasonable; biased on one's own wishes or whims wihtout regard or reason for fairness
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Brazen
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(adj.) made of brass; shameless, impudent
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Catalyst
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(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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Exodus
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(n.) a largre-scale departure or flight
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Facilitate
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(v.) to make easier, assist
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Incorrigible
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(adj.) not able to be corrected, beyond cortrol
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Latent
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(adj.) hidden, present but not realized
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Militant
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(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
(n.) activist |
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Morose
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(adj,) having gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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Opaque
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(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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Paramount
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(adj.) chief in importance, above all others
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Prattle
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(v.) to talk in aimless, follish, or simple way
(n.) baby talk |
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Rebut
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(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
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Reprimand
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(v.) to scold, find fault with
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Servitude
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(n.) slavery, forced labor
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Slapdash
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(adj.) careless and hasty
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Stagnant
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(adj.) not running or flowing; foul of stand still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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Succumb
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(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
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