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20 Cards in this Set
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AVENGE
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TO GET REVENGE FOR, TO PUNISH SOMEONE OR GET SATISFACTION FOR A WRONG OR INJURY
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CEDE
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TO GIVE UP; SURRENDER; TO HAND OVER TO ANTOHER
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DELUGE
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GREAT FLOOD; A HEAVY FALL OF RAIN; ANYTHING THAT COMES IN VAST QUANTITY
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DISCRETION
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GOOD JUDGMENT; CARE IN SPEECH AND ACTION; FREEDOM TO JUDGE OR CHOOSE
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GIDDY
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DIZZY; LIGHTHEADED; LACKING SERIOUSNESS
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IMPACT
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THE STRIKING OF ONE OBJECT AGAINST ANOTHER; THE SHOCK CAUSED BY A COLLISION
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INTIMIDATE
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TO MAKE TIMID OR FRIGHTEN BY THREATS; TO USE FEAR TO GET SOMENE TO DO (OR NOT TO DO) SOMETHING
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LIBERATE
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TO FREE FROM BONDAGE OR DOMINATION; TO RELEASE
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LOGICAL
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REASONABLE; MAKING USE OF REASON AND GOOD SENSE
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MISREPRESENT
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TO GIVE A FALSE OR UNTRUE IDEA
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OPTIONAL
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LEFT TO ONE'S OWN CHOICE; NOT REQUIRED
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OUTRIGHT
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COMPLETE; INSTANTANEOUS; WITHOUT RESERVATION,
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RENDEZVOUS
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TO MEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAN; A MEETING BY AGREEMENT
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ROTUND
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ROUNDED AND PLUMP; FULL OR RICH IN SOUND
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SAUNTER
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TO STROLL; WALK IN AN EASY, LEISURELY WAY
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SLUGGISH
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LAZY; SLOW-MOVING; NOT ACTIVE, DULL
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SUBORDINATE
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LOWER IN RANK OR POSITION, SECONDARY; ONE WHO IS IN A LOWER POSITION OR UNDER THE ORDERS OF SOMEONE ELSE
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TINT
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A DELCIATE COLOR OR HUE; A SLIGHT TRACE OF SOMETHING
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VARIABLE
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LIKELY TO UNDERGO CHANGE; CHANGEABLE
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VERGE
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THE POINT AT WHICH SOMETHING BEGINS OR HAPPENS; THE BRINK; A BORDER, EDGE;
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