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25 Cards in this Set
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big fleet of war ships;large force or group (usually moving things)
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armada
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full of health and strenght;vigorous;characterized by richness;strongly constructed;sturdy
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robust
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utter a threat against someone;be a source of danger to;give sings or warning of;announce possibility of
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threaten
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deciece the mind of;mislead;trick
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delude
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drastic, widspread shortage of food;starvation;a ravenous appetite(archaic)
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famine
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confuse or puzzle;interfere with the force or movement of;partition that stops or regulates movement of gas ,sound, liquid
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baffle
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object produced by human handiwark,especially an item of primite art;substane or structure not naturally present
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artifact
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commanding officer of a navy or a fleat of ships;officer in U.S. Navy or Coast Gaurd ranking above captain;butterfly
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admiral
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quick and light in movement;agile or deft;quick and clever in thinking or understanding
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nimble
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lacking strenght;weak;without adequate force,power,intensity;
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feeble
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a pirate;an unscruplous adventurer in buisness or politics
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buccaneer
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person skilled in making acertain product;a craftsperson
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artisan
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put into danger or peril;endanger
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imperil
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build,put together;compose;devise;draw;something made by human effort
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construct
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first public appearence;formal presentation of a young woman into society;to introduce
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debut
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the concluding part,especially of a musical composition;the close of something;last
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finale
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not moving;fixed,steady;firmly loyal or constant;faithful;
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steadfast
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destroy or tear down compleatley;to level;scrape,cut,or shave off
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raze
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lacking grace or ease of movement;awkward;clumsy;hard to handle
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ungainley
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able to move quickly and easily;nimble;mentally alert
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agile
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refuse politly;become less,decrease;slope,bend downward;deterioration;coming to an end
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decline
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person who decieves others by pretending to be someone else;one who has a false identity or title
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imposter
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light purplish blue;the color of the clear sky
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azure
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a building,especially one thet is very imposing in size or appearence;large,massive structure
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edifice
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changeable;not stable or constant,especially with affection;decietful
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fickle
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