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20 Cards in this Set
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suitable, fitting, likely, quick to learn
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apt
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in turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for
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awry
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N-a short club used as a weapon
V-to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
bludgeon
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to end resistance, give up, surrender, to throw in the towel
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capitulate
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V-to warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against
N- a sore or injusry caused by rubbing |
chafe
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to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
to march in a single line or columns a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
defile
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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dire
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charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disarming
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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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disgruntled
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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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encroach
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to furnish, furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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endow
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to ward off, resist;to get along, manage
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fend
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freedom from punishment
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impunity
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air, manner, appearance, expression
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mien
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having to do with punishment
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penal
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related to the matter at hand, to the point
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pertinent
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the greatest in strength or power, most common
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predominant
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something wonderful or marvelous; someething monstorous or abnormal, a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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prodigy
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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recluse
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fame, glory
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renown
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