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20 Cards in this Set
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apt |
(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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awry |
(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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bludgeon
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(n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
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capitulate |
(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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chafe |
(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against;
(n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
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defile |
(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
(v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
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dire |
(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming |
(adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disgruntled |
(adj., part.) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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encroach |
(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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endow |
(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
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fend |
(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
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impunity |
(n.) freedom from punishment |
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mien |
(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression |
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penal |
(adj.) having to do with punishment |
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pertinent |
(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point |
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predominant |
(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
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prodigy |
(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
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recluse |
(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
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renown |
(n.) fame, glory |
