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