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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice
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person who takes part in a crime
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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arbitrary
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unreasonable, based on one's wishes/whims w.o regard for reason or fairness
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brazen
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shameless, impudent, made of brass
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catalyst
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substance that causes/hastens a chem. reaction, any agent that causes change
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exodus
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large-scale departure/flight
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facilitate
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to make easier, to assist
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected, beyond control
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latent
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hidden, present but not realized
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militant
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given to fightin, active and aggressivre in support of a cause, an activist
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
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opaque
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not letting light through, not clear or lucid, dense, stupid
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paramount
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chief in importance, above all others
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prattle
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to talk in an aimless, foolish, simple way, to babble, baby talk
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion, to refute
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reprimand
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to scold, find fault with, a rebuke
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servitude
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slavery, forced labor
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slapdash
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careless, hasty
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stagnant
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not flowy or running, foul from standing still, inactive, sluggish, dull
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succumb
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to give way to superior force, yield
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