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23 Cards in this Set
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The emaciated residence of the Warsaw Ghetto managed to win several skirmishes from the Nazis. |
Abnormally thin, wasted away |
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A firecracker terminated the tranquil climate of the neighborhood. |
Quiet |
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When Richard violated the sanctuary of the church to see the princess, he exceeded his jurisdiction. |
Shelter |
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Chicago put its heaviest players up front, but they were helpless as the Giants line surge towards them. |
To rush suddenly |
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Inexorably the determined climber began to ascend the Himalayan peak. |
To rise |
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Sour grapes |
Something that you cannot have |
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The stool pigeon, the detective's confidant, told him about the sinister plot. |
Evil, ominous |
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By running up a white flag, the besiege troops indicated their desire to withdraw from the fray. |
To surround, hem in |
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Citizens of several Kentucky mountain communities are afflict by the worst poverty in the nation. |
To trouble greatly, to distress |
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The emaciated prisoners were obviously suffering from advanced malnutrition. |
Faulty or inadequate diet |
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Albert Schweitzer endured considerable privation as a jungle doctor. |
Lack of necessities |
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To swap horses in midstream |
To vote against a candidate running for reelection, to change one's mind. |
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Sprinting all over the court, the ubiquitous referee called one foul after another. |
Being everywhere at the same time |
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Ben's reprehensible table manners led his fraternity brothers to seat him in a remote corner of the dining room. |
Distant, hidden away |
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The excellent soup to thwart the voracious ants, he surrounded his house with a most of burning oil. |
To hinder, defeat |
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The surgeon finally located the malignant tumor that had afflicted his patient for many months. |
Likely to cause death |
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Too cool one's heels |
To kept waiting |
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With excruciating slowness, the minute hand inched its way around the clock. |
Agonizing, torturing |
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The rescue team heard the miners voice reverberating through the caves. |
Resounding |
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Around income tax time fretful faces are ubiquitous. |
Worrisome, irritable |
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The voluble insurance salesman gave my father no respite. |
An interval of relief, delay |
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Besieged by debts, the corporation finally had to succumb to bankruptcy. |
To give away, yield |
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A red herring |
Something that diverts attention from the main issue |
