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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
(ab skand') |
to run off and hide
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access
(ak' ses) |
approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain
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anarchy
(an' er ke) |
a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
(ar' ju es) |
hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
(o spish' es) |
favorable; fortunate
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biased
(bi' est) |
favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt
(dont) |
to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle
(dis en tan' gel) |
to free from tangles or complications
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fated
(fa tid) |
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
(hud' wink) |
to mislead by a trick; deceive
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inanimate
(in an' e mit) |
not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
(in sin' er at) |
to burn to ashes
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intrepid
(in trep' id) |
very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
(lar' se ne) |
theft
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pliant
(pli ent) |
bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
(pam' pes) |
overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
(pres' e pis) |
a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
(rek' te fi) |
to make right, correct
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reprieve
(ri prev') |
a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement
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revile
(ri vil') |
to attack with words, call bad names
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