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20 Cards in this Set
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allot
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v. to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
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v. to bring together , collect, assemble, gather, especially for oneself, to come together
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audacious
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adj. bold , adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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v. to yield to a request or command
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deviod
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adj. not having or using, lacking
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elite
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n. the choice part of a group of people or things (adj.) superior
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grapple
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n. an iron hook used to grab and hold (v.) t ocome to grips with, wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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v. to deprive of srength or ability, to make legally ineligible
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insdtigate
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v. to urge on, to stir up, provoke, start, incite
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longevity
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n. long life, long duration, length of life
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myriad
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adj. in very great numbers (n.) a very great number
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prodigious
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adj. immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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perspective
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n. a point of view or general standpoint from which differnet things are viewed, physically or mentally, the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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perturb
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v. to trouble, make uneasy, to disturb greatly, to throw into confusion
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relevant
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adj. connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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adj. extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid, extremely cautious, unstable, undependable
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tether
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n. a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object, the outer limit of strength or resources, (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain
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unison
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n. a sounding together, agreement or accord
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vie
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v. to complete to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
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adj. stubbornly self-willed, done on purpose, deliberate
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