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20 Cards in this Set
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incinerate
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v-to burn to ashes
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anarchy
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n- a lack of government and law, confusion
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auspicious
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adj-favorable; fortunate
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disentangle
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v-to free from tangles or complications
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hoodwink
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v-to mislead by a trick, deceive
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intrepid
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adj-very brave, fearless, unshakable
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pliant
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adj-bending readily, easily influenced
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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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revile
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v-to attack with words, call bad names
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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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larceny
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n-theft
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reprieve
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n-a temporary relief or delay; v-to grant a postponement
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access
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n-approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase;
v- to get at, obtain |
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daunt
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v-to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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abscond
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v-to run off and hide
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biased
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adj-favoring one side unduly; prejudice
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inanimate
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adj-not having life; without energy or spirit
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arduous
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adj-hard to do, requiring much effort
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fated
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adj-determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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