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17 Cards in this Set
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Adjacent
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Near or next to; adjoining
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Beset
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1.to surround or to attack repeatedly. 2. To trouble or weigh down
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Cede
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To give up or to transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement
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Circuitous
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Roundabout; indirect
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Desultory
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Proceeding or carried out in an aimlessly or random way.
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Galvanize
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To excite or arouse action
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Implement
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n. a tool or instrument v. to carry out
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Inconsequential
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Lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial
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Magnitude
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Greatness of size, power, or influence
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Materialize
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1.to become real or actual 2. To appear in physical form, especially suddenly
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Muster
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n. a gathering, usually of military forces v. to summon or call forth ; to gather
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Prohibitive
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Serving to restrain action or discourage use of
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Reminisce
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v. To think about one’s past
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Reminiscence
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n. the act of remembering; a collection
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Reminiscent
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adj. suggestive of something else
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Vanguard
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The leading or forward position in a movement
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Visionary
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n. a person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; a dreamer. adj. able to see what might be accomplished in the future
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