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30 Cards in this Set
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tool; instrument
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implement
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to overcome; (a difficulty); to rise above
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surmount
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an apponent; an enemy
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adversary
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a noisy quarrel or brawl; to quarrel of bicker
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wrangle
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somethin done or given to show respect or honor; an act of alligance
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homage
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an act that serves as an example for later acts
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precedent
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to admit; to recognize the rights or authority of; to express thanks for
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acknowledge
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real, true; concerned with realities and not the thinking of the person
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objective
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to escape from or avoid; to escape the understanding of
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elude
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a bold or brillian act
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exploits
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loose or slack; relaxed; careless;not slick
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lax
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to force a person byby law to leave a building the person has leased or rented;to force out; eject
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evict
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to shut out or exclude from a group; to banish
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ostracize
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unable to agree or get along; conflicting; mismatched
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incompatible
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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solvent
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later; coming after; following in time
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subsequent
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hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear; awe-inspiring
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formidable
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given up to a habit or compulsion
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addicted
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fundamental or basic; favoring basic or drastic change (especially in the social structure)
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radical
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to take away or deprive of a right or property by deceit; to swindle
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defraud
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a short pleasent trip; excursion
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jaunts
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lack of emotion or feeling; indifference
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apathy
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tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach
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tantilizing
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incerted; reversed; opposite
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inverse
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a meal; food eaten at a meal
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repast
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a small, steep waterfall, something that falls in a manner similar to that of a waterfall
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cascade
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extremely hungry; predatory; greedy
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ravenous
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sharply affecting the sense the taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting
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pungent
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an act of enrolling or bringing someone into a group, or of formally placing office
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induction
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very wise; perceptive; having wisdom gained from experience
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sage
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