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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice
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a person who takes part in a crime
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an _________________ in the holdup
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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_________________ the enemy forces
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on ones own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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am _____________ and high-handed ruler
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brazen
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made of brass; shameless
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a _________ liar
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catalyst
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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction
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act as a ______________ in the process
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exodus
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a large-scale departure or flight
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a mass ______________ of refugees
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facilitate
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to make easier, assist
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_______________ the efforts of the rescue team
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected, beyond control
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an ________________ optimist
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latent
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hidden, present but not realized
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a _____________, unexpressed hostility
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militant
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given to fighting; activist
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a _____________ campaign against drugs
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner
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found him in a _____________ mood
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opaque
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not letting light through
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windows that were ___________ with grime
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paramount
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chief importance
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the _________________ issue in the election
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish or simple way
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the ___________ of the child in her crib
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion
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easy to _________ his shaky case
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reprimand
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to scold, find fault in
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_____________ the unruly student
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servitude
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slavery, forced labor
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penal ________________
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slapdash
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careless and hasty
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did a _____________ job on the repairs
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stagnant
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not running or flowing
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bred in ______________ pools of water
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succumb
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to give way to superior force, yield
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____________ to pressure
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