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20 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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to run off and hide
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access
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approach or admittance to places, persons, things' an increase
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anarchy
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a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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favorable; fortunate
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biased
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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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disentangle
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to free form tangles or complications
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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not having life;without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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theft
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daunt
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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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pliant
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bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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overly self-important in speech and manner; excess stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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to make right, correct
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reprieve
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a temporary relief or delay
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revile
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to attack with words call bad names
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