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60 Cards in this Set
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daunt
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v. to overcome w/fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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prattle
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v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way
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rebut
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v. to offer arguments or evidence to contradict an assertion, to refute
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biased
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adj. favoring one side unduly, prejudiced
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servitude
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n. slavery, forced labor
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defray
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v. to pay for
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stagnant
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adj. not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
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succumb
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v. to give way to superior force, yield
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reprieve
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n. a temporary relief or delay
v. to grant postponement |
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bondage
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n. slavery, a state of being bound or held down
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facilitate
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v. to make easier, assist
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atone
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v. to make up for
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exodus
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n. a large scale departure or flight
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brazen
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adj. made of brass; shameless, impudent
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credible
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adj. believable
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hoodwink
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v. to mislead by a trick, deceive
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anarchy
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n. a lack of government and law, confusion
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dilligent
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adj. hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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arduous
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adj. hard to do, requiring much effort
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ghastly
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adj. frightful, horrible, deathly pale
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disentangle
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v. to free from tangles and complications
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doleful
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adj. sad, dreary
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tenacious
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adj. holding fast, holding together firmly; persistent
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arbitrary
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adj. unreasonable; based on one's own wishes or whims w/out regard to reason or fairness
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hamper
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v. to hold back
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latent
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adj. hidden; present, but not yet realized
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slapdash
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adj. careless and hasty
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hew
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v. to shape or cut down w/an ax; to hold to
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reprimand
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v. to scold, find fault w/
n. a rebuke |
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incorrigible
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adj. not able to be corrected, beyond control
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impoverished
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adj. poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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militant
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adj. given to fighting; active and agressive in support of a cause
n. an activist |
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fated
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adj. determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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access
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n. approach or admitance to places, persons, things; an increase
v. to get at, obtain |
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paramount
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adj. chief in importance, above all others
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incessant
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adj. never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
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adj. complicated, difficult to understand
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abscond
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v. to run off and hide
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rectify
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v. to make right, correct
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morose
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adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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lucid
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adj. easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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auspicious
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adj. favorable, fortunate
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incinerate
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v. to burn to ashes
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inanimate
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adj. not having life, w/out energy and spirit
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revile
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v. to attack with words, call bad names
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posthumous
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adj. occuring or published after death
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opaque
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adj. not letting through light; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
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taunt
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v. to jeer at, mock at
n. an insulting or mocking remark |
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pompous
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adj. overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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prim
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adj. overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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catalyst
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n. a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change
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larceny
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n.theft
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annihilate
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v. to destroy completely
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accomplice
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n. a person who takes part in crime
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pliant
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adj. bending readily, easily influenced
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superfluous
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adj. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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precipice
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n. a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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sardonic
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adj. grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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supplant
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v. to take the place of, supersede
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intrepid
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adj. very brave, fearless, unshakable
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