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15 Cards in this Set
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cautionary
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offering or serving as a warning
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constrain
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1. to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necessity
2. a restriction or limitation |
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flotilla
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a fleet of boats or small ships
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gossamer
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1. thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze
2. a fine, filmy substance made of strands of cobweb |
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ignominious
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marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace
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incur
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to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt
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liquidate
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1. to settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash
2. to get rid of; to kill or destroy |
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magnate
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an important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business
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misnomer
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a name that does not fit
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onerous
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burdensome; oppressive
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pandemonium
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a state or place of great confusion or uproar
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quixotic
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romantic and idealistic, but impractical
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tenacious
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holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual
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vestige
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a trace of something that once was present
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zephyr
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a light, gentle breeze
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