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20 Cards in this Set
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DIFFUSE
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TO SPREAD OR SCATTER FREELY OR WIDELY; WORDY, LONG-WINDED, OR UNFOCUSED; SCATTERED OR WIDELY SPREAD
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RELINQUISH
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TO LET GO, GIVE UP
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OPINIONATED
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STUBBORN AND OFTEN UNREASONABLE IN HOLDING TO ONE'S OWN IDEAS, HAVING A CLOSED MIND
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ADMONISH
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TO CAUTION OR ADVISE AGAINST; TO SCOLD MILDLY; TO REMIND OF A DUTY
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DILEMMA
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A DIFFICULT OR PERPLEXING SITUATION OR PROBLEM
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COMMANDEER
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TO SEIZE FOR MILITARY OF OFFICIAL USE
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DEADLOCK
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A COMPLETE STANDSTILL; TO BRING TO A STANDSTILL
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SPASMODIC
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SUDDEN AND VIOLENT BUT BRIEF; FITFUL, INTERMITTENT
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PERENNIAL
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LASTING FOR A LONG TIME, PERSISTENT; A PLANT THAT LIVES FOR MANY YEARS
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BRIGAND
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A BANDIT
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MUDDLE
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TO MAKE A MESS OF; TO GET BY; A HOPELESS MESS
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DEBRIS
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SCATTERED FRAGMENTS, WRECKAGE
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PREDISPOSE
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TO INCLINE TO BEFOREHAND
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EFFACE
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TO WIPE OUT; TO KEEP ONESELF FROM BEING NOTICED
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SPURIOUS
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NOT GENUINE, NOT TRUE, NOT VALID
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UNBRIDLED
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UNCONTROLLED, LACKING IN RESTRAINT
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BREACH
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AN OPENING, GAP; A VIOLATION OR INFRACTION; TO CREATE AN OPENING; BREAK THROUGH
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CUMBERSOME
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CLUMSY, HARD TO HANDLE; SLOW-MOVING
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SALVAGE
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TO SAVE FROM FIRE OR SHIPWRECK; PROPERTY THUS SAVED
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CIRCUMSPECT
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CAREFUL, CAUTIOUS
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