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20 Cards in this Set
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a joining together for some common purpose
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alliance
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to puzzle complete, confuse
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bewilder
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a clown
a coarse, stupid person |
buffoon
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arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
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controversial
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to discourage
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dishearten
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not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
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fruitless
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unfriendly
unfavorable warlike, aggressive |
hostile
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easily set on fire
easily angered or aroused |
inflammable
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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
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inflict
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deadly, extremely harmful, evil
spiteful, malicious |
malignant
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
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orthodox
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to obtain through special effort
to bring about |
procure
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to run quickly, scamper, hurry
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scurry
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soaked with liquid or moisture
expressionless, dull spiritless, listless |
sodden
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full of life and vigor
courageous |
spirited
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having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name
so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
virtual
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disobedient, willful
unpredictable, capricious |
wayward
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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear
the act of drawing back in this way |
wince
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completely empty
having no legal force or effect empty or unfilled space to cancel or nullify |
void
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to hurt someone's feelings deeply
to cause embarrassment or humiliation to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
mortify
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