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20 Cards in this Set
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Salvage
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(v)to save from fire or shipwreck
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Spasmodic
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(adj)sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
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Predispose
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(v)to incline beforehand
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Deadlock
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(n.)a complete standstill
(v.)to bring to a standstill |
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Commandeer
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(v.)to seize for military or official use
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Admonish
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(v)to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly, to remind of a duty
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Circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
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Brigand
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(n.) a bandit
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Breach
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(n)an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v)to create an opening, break through
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Perennial
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(adj)lasting for a long time, persistent;(n)a plant that lives for many years
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Efface
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(v)to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Debris
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(n.)scattered fragments, wreckage
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Cumbersome
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(adj.)clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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Dilemma
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(n)a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Diffuse
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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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Opinionated
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(adj)stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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Muddle
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(v)to make a mess of; to get by;(n) a hopeless mess
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Relinquish
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(v)to let go, give up
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Unbridled
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(adj)uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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Spurious
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(adj)not genuine, not true, not valid
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