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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice
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(n) a person who takes part in a crime
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annihllate
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(v) to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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made of brass, shameless, imprudent (adj)
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catalyst
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(n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reacion; any agent that causes change
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exodus
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n. a large-scale departure or flight
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facillitate
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v. to make easier
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected; beyond control
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latent
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adj. hidden, present but not realized
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milltant
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adj. given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
n. an activist |
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morose
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adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
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opaque
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not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dence, stupid adj.
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paramount
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adj. chief in importance, above all others
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prattle
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v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble:
n. baby talk |
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rebut
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v. to offer arguments or evidence that contracdicts a statement; to refute
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reprimand
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v. to schold; find falut with
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servitude
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slavery, forced labor
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slapdash
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adj. careless and hasty
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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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