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30 Cards in this Set
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Overture
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An act, offer, or proposal
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Cessation
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The act of ceasing or stopping
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Commence
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To begin/start
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Deter
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To prevent or discourage from acting
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Hamper
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To prevent the free movement
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Obstruction
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An obsticle
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Preclude
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To make impossible
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Procrastinate
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To put off doing something until a future time
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Scuttle
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To run hastily/scurry
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Subside
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To sink to a lower or more normal level
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Thwart
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To prevent from taking place; frustrate
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Composite
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Put together from various parts.
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Disposition
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One's usual mood or temperament
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Exponent
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A person who speaks for something
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Impostor
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A person who assumes false identity
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Juxtaposition
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Placement side by side or close together
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Opposition
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The condition of being against.
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Proposition
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A statement or plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal
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Propound
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To offer or set forth for consideration.
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Repository
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A place for safe storage, a storehouse
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Supposition
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An assumption
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Broach
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To talk or to write about for the first time.
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Convene
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To assemble
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Debut
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The begining of a career
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Embark
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To set out on a venture
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Generate
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To cause or create.
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Incipient
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In an early stage
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Initiative
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The power, ability, or instinct to begin or follow through w/a plan
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Innovation
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A creative act
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Novice
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Someone new to a field
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