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20 Cards in this Set
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admonish |
(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
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breach |
(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
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brigand |
(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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circumspect |
(adj.) careful, cautious |
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commandeer |
(v.) to seize for military or offical use |
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cumbersome |
(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving |
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deadlock |
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
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debris |
(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage |
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diffuse |
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
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dilemma |
(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
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efface |
(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
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muddle |
(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
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opinionated |
(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
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perennial |
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
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predispose |
(v.) to incline to beforehand |
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relinquish |
(v.) to let go, give up |
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salvage |
(v.) to save from a fire or shipwreck; (n.) propert thus saved |
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spasmodic |
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
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spurious |
(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
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unbridled |
(adj.) lacking in restraint |
