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40 Cards in this Set
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apt
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suitable, fitting, quick to learn, likely
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awry
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in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong
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bludgeon
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a short club used as a weapon; to use force or strong arguements to gain some heavy point
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capitulate
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to end resistance, give up, surrender
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chafe
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to feel annoynace or dissatisfaction, annoy
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defile
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to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line, or column
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dire
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering
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disarming
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charming
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disgruntled
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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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encroach
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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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endow
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to furnish, equip
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fend
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to ward off, resist, manage
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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mien
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air, manner, appearance, expression
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penal
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having to do with punishment
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand, to the point
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predominant
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the greatest in strength or power, most common
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prodigy
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something wonderful or marvelous, an unusual feat
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recluse
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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fame, glory
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accord
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in agrrement, harmony
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barter
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an exchange
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curt
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short, rudely brief
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devise
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to think out, plan
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dexterous
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skillful in the use of hands, clever
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engross
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to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully
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entail
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to put a burden on, impose, require, involve
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ferret
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a kind of weasel, torment
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habituate
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to become used to
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impending
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about to happen, hanging over
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personable
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attractive; appealing
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rue
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regret
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scoff
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to make fun of, show contempt
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transition
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to change from one state or condition
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trepidation
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fear, fright, trembling
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upbraid
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to blame, scold
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veritable
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actual, true, real
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vex
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to annoy, anger, exasperate
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vitality
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strength, energy, liveliness
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whimsical
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subject to odd ideas, playful, unpredictable
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