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20 Cards in this Set
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apt
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(adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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awry
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(adj./adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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bludgeon
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(n) a short club used as a weapo'
(v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
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capitulate
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(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender
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chafe
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(v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbling; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk
(n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
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defile
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(v) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
(v) to march in a single line (n) a narrow passage |
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dire
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(adj) dreadful, causing fear of suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming
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(adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disgruntled
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(adj) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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encroach
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(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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endow
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(v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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fend
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(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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impunity
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(n) freedom from punishment
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mien
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(n) air, manner; appearance; expression
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penal
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(adj) having to do with punishment
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pertinent
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(adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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predominant
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(adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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prodigy
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(n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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recluse
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(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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(n) fame, glory
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