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75 Cards in this Set
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canine |
anything related to dogs
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cease
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put a stop to something
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ceaseless
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uniterrupted, neverending
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cattle
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horned animals
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collage
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a form of art
a collection of various things |
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caviar
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expesive food, a delicacy made from fish
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contrast
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noticeable different
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cosh
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stick or bar used as a weapon
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char
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slightly burnt
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concave
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curving inward opp:convex
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convex
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curving outwards opp:concave
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check
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examine or stop
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cleanse
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make clean
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ceremony
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formal occasion
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carcass - carcase
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dead body of animal
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coast x2
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land near the sea
moving without power |
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climate
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weather
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crop
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cut short / plants
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candid
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truthful and clear
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curb
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stop, slow or check something
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capital
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wealth, money, property, savings
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comprise
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made up of
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cue x2
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signal, prompt
wooden rod for striking a ball |
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contravene
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break rules
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cask
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barrel of alcohol
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clef
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note of music
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currency
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money
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choir
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church singers
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coax
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persuade
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cherish
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protect, care, love
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cove
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sheltered bay
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contract x2
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agreement
to shrink |
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carthorse
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big horse
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congregate
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crowd
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clump
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group of plants/trees
a chunk of something |
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civil
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polite
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don
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lord or master
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disarray
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untidy, unorganised
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diminutive
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tiny
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deadlock
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standstill
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damson
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dark plum
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dart
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=small pointed missile
=run quickly =stitches on cloth |
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pullover
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sweater
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analogy
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comparing two things that are similar in some way
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matrix
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grid-like array of elements
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gay
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happy, carefree
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ramble x2
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walk for pleasure in countryside
talk nonsense |
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gruff
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rough and abrupt
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blade x2
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1. sharp edge of knife
2. long leaf of grass |
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hurdle x3
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1. an obstacle or difficulty
2. upright frames which athletes jump over 3. temporary fence |
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steal x2
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1. take something without permission
2. move somewhere quietly |
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simultaneously
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do two things at the same time
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Here-in
Herein |
in here
Herein lies the body of a dead cat |
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forego
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go without something
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mesh
meshed |
material made of a network of wire
to be tangled or locked together |
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clerk
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secretary
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it dawned on you
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you realised
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peasant
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common person
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PAGEANT
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public festival
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divine
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related to God
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diabolical
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relating to the devil
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parable
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story
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modest
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you dont like to show off
humble |
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smug
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irritatingly self satisfied
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waver
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begin to weaken
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procession
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people walking in a group
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dear x2
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someone you love
expensive |
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pitch
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sticky black substance which hardens on cooling, used for waterproofing.
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covenant
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promise
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breed
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grow
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spring
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small lake
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altar
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a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship
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sow x2
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plant seed in the ground
a pig |
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pig
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hog boar sow bacon ham
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harvest
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when you gather the crops
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