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20 Cards in this Set
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citadel
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(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
(protects a CITy) |
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discordant
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(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting
(DISagreeable; bad ChORDs) |
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excerpt
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(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
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plaudits
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(n. pl.) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
ap(PLAUD) |
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preclude
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(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
(PREvent) |
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servile
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(adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
(SERVant) |
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wrangle
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(v.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n.) a noisy quarrel
(WRestle) |
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bountiful
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(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
(pleNTIFUL) |
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detriment
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(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
(Damage, Disadvantage) |
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enterprising
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(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
(ENergetic) |
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invalidate
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(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
(VALueless) |
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maim
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(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
(mar, mutilate) |
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oblique
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(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
"What a slope!" |
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venerate
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(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
(reVErence) |
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allot
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(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
(SHARE a LOT) |
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audacious
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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
(Bold AUDience) |
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incapacitate
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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
(INeligible) |
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longevity
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(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
(Long, Vit=Life) |
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perspective
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
(SPECS, eye, view) |
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prodigious
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(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
(Bulky hulk digs holes) |
