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38 Cards in this Set
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Preoccupied
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To dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
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Perspective
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Your attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
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Transfixed
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To become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.
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Compromise
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To settle a dispute by mutual concession, by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable.
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Indignant
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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
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Petite
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Having a small and attractively dainty build.
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Reprimand
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To rebuke or scold.
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Integrate
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To combine, to form or to create
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Segregate
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To separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion.
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Convulse
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Have your muscles or body to shake. Example - a seizure
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Meticulous
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showing great attention to detail, very careful and precise.
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Rampage
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A large group of people rush around in a violent and uncontrollable manner.
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Siege
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A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
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Initiate
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Cause a process or action to begin.
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Dilemma
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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
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Normality
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The condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected
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Presence
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The state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing.
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Futile
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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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Heckle
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Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
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Usher
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Show or guide (someone) somewhere.
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Disheveled
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Of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance untidy; disordered
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Dictate
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lay down authoritatively; prescribe.
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Revere
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Feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
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Placid
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Of a person or animal not easily upset or excited.
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Browbeat
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Intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.
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Taunt
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A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
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Catcall
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A shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
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convoy
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A group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
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ample
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Enough or more than enough; plentiful.
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notion
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A conception of or belief about something
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Fiasco
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a thing that is a complete failure, esp. in a ludicrous or humiliating way.
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Reverberate
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Of a loud noise be repeated several times as an echo.
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Belligerent
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Hostile and aggressive.
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Fret
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To be constantly or visibly worried or anxious
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Emphatic
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Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
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Accolades
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An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
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Confer
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grant or bestow a title, degree, benefit, or right.
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Livid
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Furiously angry.
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