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24 Cards in this Set
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After being admonished by his father, he began to peruse the want ads daily. |
To read carefully |
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When the Black Cat crossed her path, Ellen had a premonition shin of disasters. |
Forewarning |
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The pickets promulgated a warning that they would not desist in their efforts to enhance their standard of living. |
Cease |
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As the snake prepared to strike, the girls recoil in horror |
Draw back |
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She blamed her absence from the game on the inclement weather, but we knew that was sour grapes. |
Unfavorable, stormy |
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To pay the piper |
To bear the consequences |
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The stockbroker was obsess with the idea of becoming a painter. |
To haunt, preoccupy |
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My nervous neighbor bought a pugnacious mastiff to frighten the burglars. |
Large dog |
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Doleful expressions abounded throughout headquarters on the night of the election. |
Sad, melancholy |
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During the trial the lawyer was able to elicit the pertinent information from the key witness. |
To the point |
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After the tension, his normally ruddy face was wan and tired. |
Sickly pale |
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On the carpet |
Being scolded |
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The warden frustrate the prisoners's attempt to escape by adding more guards. |
Counteract, foil, thwart |
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Most viewers hate it when a commercial is interject into a suspense drama. |
Insert, interrupt |
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Saying that he would not tolerate her histrionics the director fired the temperamental actress. |
Display of emotions |
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All his life he found happiness exclusive, but wealth easy to come by. |
Hard to grasp |
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The sordid rioting was sympathetic of the problems facing the large cities. |
Having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative |
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To show one's hand |
To reveal one's intentions |
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The senator loathed it when people said that an automatic war was imminent. |
Likely to happen, threatening |
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When his squeamish partner complained about a lack of ethics, the businessman laughed at his innocence. |
Easily shocked, over sensitive |
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Engrossed in his crossword puzzle, he failed to notice the paucity of customers in the restaurant. |
Absorbed |
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One of the salient features of her poetry is a dependent upon euphemisms. |
Outstanding, prominent |
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Seeing the inert player, the manager dashed out onto the field. |
Without power to move |
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To tilt at windmills |
To fight imaginary enemies |
