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23 Cards in this Set
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Encroach |
to tresspass; to intrude upon another's property or rights |
Cockroaches, Approach |
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Eruption |
A bursting forth, as lava from a volcano; a sudden outburst, as of emotion |
Rupture, interruption |
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Escort |
To accompany in order to protect or show honor or courtesy to one who so acts |
court, scout, |
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Jargon |
The language or vocab of a particular |
Sports, Slogan |
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Rationalize |
To justify one's actions or motives |
Ration, analyze |
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Jeopardy |
Danger; risk; exposure to harm |
Leopard, Party |
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Flacid |
Lacking firmness or force, not stiff; limp |
Flabby, Slacker |
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Placid |
Calm; Serene; peaceful |
Acid, placate |
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jettison
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to throw overboard; to discard
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Jet, Janitor |
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protrusion
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the state or act of thrusting forward or sticking out; that which sticks out
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Intrusion, Thrust |
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protuberance
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that which bulges, sticks out or protrudes; a protrusion
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Tubers, Roots |
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puerile
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childish; immature
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Pure, Puberty |
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pulsation
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a beat or throb; rhythmic vibration
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Sensation, Pulse |
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punctilious
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exact in detail; precise; fastidious; scrupulous
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Punctual, acupuncture |
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knavish
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mischievous; untrustworth; deceitful
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pungent
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sharp or striking to the sense of smell; acrid; piquant
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spectrum
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the entire range of something; the colored bands of refracted light
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quiescent
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not agitate or anxious; at rest; inactive
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raucous
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disagreeable harsh and loud; strident
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Knavish |
Mishievous; untrustworthy |
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pungent |
sharp or striking to the sense of smell |
Plunger, plankton |
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spectrum |
the entire range of something; the colored bands of refracted light |
spectacles, crystals |
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raucous |
disagreeably harsh and loud; strident |
ruckus, raccon |
