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19 Cards in this Set
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid, extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
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skittish
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(v.) to yeild to request or command
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comply
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(v.) to deprive or strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
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incapacitate
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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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audacious
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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perspective
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(v.) to bring to together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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amass
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(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources
(v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
tether
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(v.) to assign or distribute into shares or portions
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allot
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(adj.) immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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prodigious
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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devoid
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(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold
(v.) to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with |
grapple
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(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things;
(adj.) superior |
elite
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(adj.) stubbornly self-wille; done on purpose, deliberate
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willful
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(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
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unison
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(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superioty
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vie
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(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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relevant
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(n.) long life, long duration
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longevity
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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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perturb
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(v.) to urge onl to stir up
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instigate
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