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20 Cards in this Set
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to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty
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admonish
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an opening, gap; a violation or infraction;(v) to creat an opening, break through
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breach
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a bandit
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brigand
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careful, cautious
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circumspect
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to seize for military or official use
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commandeer
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clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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cumbersome
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a complete standstill;(v) to bring to a standstill
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deadlock
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(n)scattered fragments
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debris
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(v)to spread or scatter freely or widely,(adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused;scattered or widely spread
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diffuse
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(n)a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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dilemma
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(v)to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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efface
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(v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by;(n)a hopeless mess
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muddle
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(adj)stubbord and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
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opinionated
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(adj)lasting for a long time, persistent:(n)a plant that lives for many years
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perennial
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(v)to incline to beforehand
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predispose
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(v)to let go, give up
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relinquish
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(v)to save from fire or shipwreck;(n)property thus saved
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salvage
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(adj)sudden and violent but brief;fitful,intermittent
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spasmodic
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(adj)not genuine, not true, not valid
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spurious
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(adj)uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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unbridled
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