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20 Cards in this Set
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avenge
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to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; 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 another
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deluge
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a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quanities
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discretion
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good judgement; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose
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giddy
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dizzy; light-headed; 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 of frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone 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; a meeting place
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rotund
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rounded or 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
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tint
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a delicatre color or hue; a slight trace of something;
to give color to something; to dye |
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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; a border; (v)to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of
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