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15 Cards in this Set
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cau'·tion·ar·y
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adj) Offering or serving as a warning
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con·strain'
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v) To confine, inhibit, or hold back y force or necessity
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flo·til'·la
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n) A fleet of boats or small ships
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gos'·sa·mer
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n) 1. Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze
2. A fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb adj) as light and delicate as a cobweb |
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ig·no·min'·i·ous
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adj) Marked by, deserving, or causeing shame or disgrace
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in·cur'
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v) To bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt
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liq'·ui·date
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v)1. To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash
2. To get rid of; to kill or destroy |
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mag'·nate
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n) An important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business
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mis·no'·mer
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n) A name that does not fit.
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on'·er·ous
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adj) Burdensome; oppressive
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pan·de·mo'·ni·um
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n) A state or place of great confusion or uproar
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quix·ot'·ic
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adj) Romantic and idealistic, but impractical
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te·na'·cious
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adj) Holding fast; persistent in sdhering to something valued or habitual
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ves'·tige
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n) A trace of something that once was present
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zeph'·yr
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n) A light, gentle breeze
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