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