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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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V. to run off and hide
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access
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N. apporach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
V. to get at, obtain |
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anarchy
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N. a lack of government and law
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ardious
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ADJ. hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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AJ. favorable, fortunate
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biased
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ADJ. favoring one side unduly; predjudiced
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daunt
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V. to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle
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V. to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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ADJ. determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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V. to mislead by a trick, decieve
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inanimate
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ADJ. not having life, without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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V. to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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ADJ. very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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N. theft
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pliant
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ADJ. bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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ADJ. overly self important in speech and in manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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N. a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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V. to make right, correct
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reprive
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N. a temporary relief or delay
V. to grant a postponement |
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revile
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V. to attack with words, call bad names
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