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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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SALVAGE
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TO SAVE FROM FIRE FIRE/SHIPRECK
RESCUE, RECOVER, RECLAIM |
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SPASMODIC
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SUDDEN & VIOLENT, BUT BRIEF
IRREGULAR OCCATIONAL |
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SPURIOUS
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NOT TRUE OR VALID
FALSE, COUNTERFEIT, BOGUS |
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CUMBERSOME
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CLUMSY, HARD TO HANDLE
UNWIEDLY, PONDEROUS |
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DEADLOCK
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STANDSTILL RESULTING FROM THE OPPOSITION
STANDOFF, STALEMATE, IMPASSE |
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DEBRIS
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SCATTERED FRAGMENTS, WRECKAGE
RUBBLE |
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DILEMA
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A DIFFICULT/PERPLEXING SITUATION
PREDICAMENT, QUANDRY, PICKLE |
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OPINIONATED
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STUBBORN & OFTEN UNREASONABLE
OBSTINATE, PIGHEADED |
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LUCRATIVE
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BRINGING IN MONEY, PROFITABLE
GAINFUL, MONEY MAKING |
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TANTALIZE
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TO TEASE, TORMENT BY TEASING
TEMPT, LEAD ON |
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UNFLINCHING
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FIRM, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF FEAR
RESOLUTE, STEADFAST, UNWAVERING |
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ALIEN
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A CITIZEN OF ANOTHER COUNTRY
EXOTIC, UNFAMILIAR |
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COMELY
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HAVING A PLEASING APPEARENCE
GOOD-LOOKING, ATTRACTIVE, PONNY |
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FODDER
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FOOD FOR HORSE/CATTLE
FEED, PROVENDER |
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FORTIFY
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TO STRENGTHEN, BUILD UP
REINFORCE, SHORE UP |
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ILLEGIBLE
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DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO READ
UNREADABLE, INDECIPHERABLE |
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MEDIOCRE
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AVERAGE, ORDINARY, UNDISTINGUISED
RUN-OFF-THE-MILL |
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TERESE
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BRIEF AND TO THE POINT
CONCISE, SUCCINCT, CRISP, SHORT & SWEET |
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ADBRIDGE
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TO MAKE SHORTER
SHORTEN, CONDENSE, ABBREVIATE |
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CHERUBIC
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RESEMBLING AND ANGEL, SWEET & INNOCENT
ANGELIC, SERAPHIC, BEATIFIC |
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EMINENT
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FAMOUS, OUTSTANDING
ILLUSTRIOUS, RENOWNED |
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FABRICATE
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TO MAKE, MANUFACTURE
PUT TOGETHER, DEVISE, CONDUCT |
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OBESITY
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EXCESSIVE FATTNESS
SERIOUSLY OVERWIEGHT |
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PILFER
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TO STEAL IN SMALL QUANTITIES
FLINCH, ROB, SWIPE |
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RIFT
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SPLIT, BREAK
CRACK, FISSURE, GAP |
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ADHERENT
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A FOLLOWER, SUPPORTER
DISCIPLE |
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SURMOUNT
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TO OVERCOME, RISE ABOVE
CONQUER, TRIUMPH OVER |
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TERMINATE
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TO BRING TO AN END
CONCLUDE, FINISH, DISCONTINUE |
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HOODWINK
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TO MISLEAD BY A TRICK
DOPE, PUT ONE OVER ON |
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LARCENY
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THEFT
STEALING, ROBBERY, BURGLERY |
