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20 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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To caution or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remind of a duty
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Breach
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An opening, gap, rupture, and rift: a violation or infraction (v) to create an opening, break through.
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Brigand
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(n) A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
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Commandeer
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(v) To seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
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(Adj.) clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving
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Deadlock
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(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; (v) to bring to such a standstill.
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Debris
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(n) Scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffused
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v) To spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy long winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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Dilemma
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(n) A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
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(v) to wipe out: to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(v) to make a mess of, muddle through; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess.
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Opinionated
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind.
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Perennial
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(adj.) lasting for along time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years
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Predispose
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(v) To incline to beforehand
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Relinquish
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(v) To let go, give up
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Salvage
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(v) To save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved
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Spasmodic
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent
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Spurious
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(adj.) Not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
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(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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