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50 Cards in this Set
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diminish |
to make smaller or less
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perilous
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full of danger
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tandem
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one behind the other |
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tethered
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tied to the ground or to another object
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monotonous
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repeating over & over, w/o variety
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perpetual
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lasting for an idefinitely long time; continuing w/o interruptions
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ineptitude
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incompetence, clumsiness; displaying a lack of judgement
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improvise
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to put together or act w/ little or no preparation or planning
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reserve
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self-restraint in the way one looks or acts
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brusquely
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in an abrupt, sudden manner
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fumigate
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to use smoke or fumes in order to kill off rodents or insects; to disinfect
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barricade
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a structure set up to block a passage
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mug
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the face
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ravage
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serious damage; widespread destruction
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rationalize
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to make self-satisfying but incorrect explanations about ones behavior
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plot
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sequence of event in a story
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optimism |
a tendency to expect the best possible outcome or to dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation |
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teem |
to be full of; to abound |
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predator |
an organism that lives by preying on other organisms |
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conspiracy |
a secret plan by a group to perform an illegal wrongful, or rebellious act |
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armada |
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things |
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prospector |
one who explores an are for mineral deposites or oil |
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liable |
likely |
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stampede |
a sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people |
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peer |
to look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty |
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commissioners |
a person authorized by a commission or special group |
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capsize |
to overturn or cause to overturn |
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flounder |
to make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance |
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summit |
the highest point or part; the top |
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yaw |
to swerve off course momentarily or temporarily |
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antic |
add or extravagent act or gesture: prank |
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conflagartion |
a large, destructive fire |
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contrivance |
something, as a machine, created to do a specific think |
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flank |
to attack the sides of something |
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enumeration |
a list |
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dear |
greatly valued;precious |
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menace |
a possible danger; a threat |
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surmount |
to get to the top of; climb |
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compel |
to force or drive |
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refugee |
one who leaves his or her home in search of protection or shelter elsewhere, as in time of war |
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flotsam |
floating wreckage or cargo after a shipwreck |
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nonfiction |
writings about real people, places, and events |
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biography |
the story of a person's life as told by someone else |
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biographer |
the writer |
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autobiography |
the story of a person's life as told by that person |
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essay |
a short piece of writing on a single subject |
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interview |
a conversation in which one person asks questions of another to obtain information |
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predict |
a guess of what will happen next. |
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main idea |
most important part in the reading selection |
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details |
used to support the main idea |
