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20 Cards in this Set
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adj. suitable, fitting , likely; quick to learn
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apt
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adj. ,adv. In a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped for course
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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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v. to end resistance, give up, surrender, 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 dissatisfication, annoy, irk; to strain or press against;
n. a sore injury caused by rubbing |
chafe
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v. rans. to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purty of;
v., intrans. to march in a single line or in columns n. anarrow passage; gorge,canyon |
defile
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adj. dreadful, causing fer or suffering; warning of trouble ot come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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dire
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adj. charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disarming
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adj. part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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disgruntled
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v. to advance beond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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encroach
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v. to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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endow
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v. to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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fend
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n. freedom from punishment
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impunity
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n. air, manner; appearance; expression
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mien
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adj. having to do with punishment
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penal
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adj. related to the matter at hand, to the point
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pertinent
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adj. the greatest in strength or power; most common
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predominant
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n. something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young perosn with extraordinary ability of talent
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prodigy
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n. a perosn who leads a life shutup or withdrawn from the world
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recluse
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n. fame, glory
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renown
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