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20 Cards in this Set
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avenge |
to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
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cede |
to give up, surrender; to hand over to another |
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deluge |
a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in a vast quantity; to flood |
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discretion |
good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
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giddy |
dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness |
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impact |
the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; to affect, especially forcefully |
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intimidate |
to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do or not do something |
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liberate |
to free from bondage or domination; to release |
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logical |
reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
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misrepresent |
to give a false or untrue idea |
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optional |
left to one's own choice; not required |
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outright |
complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; completely, instantaneously |
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rendezvous |
to meet in accordance with a plan; a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
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rotund |
rounded and plump; full or rich in sound |
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saunter |
to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll |
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sluggish |
lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull |
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subordinate |
lower in rank or position; secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; to put in a lower or secondary position |
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tint |
a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; to give color to something; to dye |
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variable |
likely to undergo change; changeable; a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such |
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verge |
the point at which something begins or happens; a border; to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else |
