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47 Cards in this Set
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Loped
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To run with long strides
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Transfixed
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Motionless with amazement or terror
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Corralled
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To be closed in
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Untamable
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Unable to be brought under control
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Insurgency
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A rebellion against authority
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Skulked
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Moved about stealthily or without being noticed
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Magnum opus
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The single greatest work, usually of an artist or composer
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Resilient
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Able to recover quickly
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Optimism
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A tendency to expect a positive outcome
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Surreptitious
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Done in secret
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Eugenics
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The study of attempting to improve the human race by encouraging those with desirable traits to reproduce and discouraging those with undesirable traits from reproducing, sometimes through sterilization
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Loped
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To run with long strides
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Transfixed
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Motionless with amazement or terror
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Corralled
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To be closed in
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Untamable
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Unable to be brought under control
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Insurgency
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A rebellion against authority
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Skulked
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Moved about stealthily or without being noticed
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Magnum opus
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The single greatest work, usually of an artist or composer
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Resilient
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Able to recover quickly
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Optimism
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A tendency to expect a positive outcome
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Surreptitious
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Done in secret
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Eugenics
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The study of attempting to improve the human race by encouraging those with desirable traits to reproduce and discouraging those with undesirable traits from reproducing, sometimes through sterilization
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rehabilitation
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the process of being restored to useful life
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
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restiveness
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the feeling of being uneasily impatient under restriction or control
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obliterating
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eliminating
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biomechanical
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the mechanics of a part of the body
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disillusioned
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disappointed, dissatisfied
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touted
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promoted or talked-up
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routed
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defeated or overpowered
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prodigy
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a genius
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barn burner
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an exciting event
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plundering
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robbing or stealing by force
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coltish
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playful
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prodigious
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wonderful, amazing
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surreal
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strange or dreamlike
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penultimate
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second to last
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ardent
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eager and enthusiastic
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ruse
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something done to trick someone
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superlative
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excellent, unmatched
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unmoored
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unhinged, to be released from something that grounds someone or something (relates to a boat being released from a mooring)
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bombardier
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someone who releases bombs from an aircraft
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onslaught
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an overwhelming and fierce attack
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recessive
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suppressed and quiet
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abrasive
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rough and brusque
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bonhomie
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friendliness, kindness
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cheek by jowl
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side by side, close together
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