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30 Cards in this Set
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allot
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(v) to destribute in shares or portions
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amass
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(v) to bring together, collect,gather,espesially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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audacious
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(adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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(v) to yield to a requst or command
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devoid
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(adj) not having or using, lacking
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elite
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(n) the choice part of a group of people or things
(adj) superior |
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grapple
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(n) an iron hook used to grab and hold
(v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
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incapacitate
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(v) to deprive of strenght or ability; to make legally ineligible
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instigate
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(v) to urge; to stir up; provoke, start, incite
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longevity
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(n) long life, long duration, length of life
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myriad
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(adj) in very great numbers
(n) a very great number |
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perspective
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(n) a point of view of gerneral standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance.
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perturb
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(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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(adj) immense; extrodinary in bulk; size; or degree
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relevant
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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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(adj) extremle nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extemely cautious, unstable, undependable
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tether
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(n) a rope or shain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength of resources
(v) to fasten with a rope or chain |
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unison
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(n) a sounding together;agreement or accord
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vie
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(v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
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(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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myriad
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(adj) in very great numbers
(n) a very great number |
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perspective
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(n) a point of view of gerneral standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance.
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perturb
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(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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(adj) immense; extrodinary in bulk; size; or degree
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relevant
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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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(adj) extremle nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extemely cautious, unstable, undependable
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tether
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(n) a rope or shain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength of resources
(v) to fasten with a rope or chain |
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unison
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(n) a sounding together;agreement or accord
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vie
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(v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
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(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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