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25 Cards in this Set
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adverse
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unfavorable, negative; working against, hostlie
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arid
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assaliant
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adverse
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unfavorable negative; working against, hostile
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arid
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extremely dry
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assaliant
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a person who attacks violenty
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adverse
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unfavorable, negative; working against
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arid
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extremly dry
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assaliant
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a person who attacks violently with words or blows
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billow
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a large wave to; rise or swell like a wave
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confront
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to meet face to face especially as a challenge; come to grips with
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constrain
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to force compel to restrain hold back
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contemporary
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belonging to the same period of time a oneself
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depict
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to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
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disinterested
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fair-minded free from selfish motives; indifferent
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encompass
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to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class
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groundless
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without any good reason or cause, unjustified
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hypocrite
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a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
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incomprehenceable
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impossible to understand
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manipulate
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to handle or use skilluflly; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
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maximum
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the greatest; the most possible to obtain
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mimic
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a person who does imatations; to immatate
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ruffle
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to wrinkle make uneven to annoy upset to flip through
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serene
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peaceful; calm free of emotional upset clear and free of storm; majestic, grand
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sheepish
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embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meedness; timid
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stamina
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the strenght needed to keep going or overcome phycical or mental strain; staying power
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