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59 Cards in this Set
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Jaunty (Adjective) |
Lively in manner or appearance Having or suggesting a lively and confident quality |
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Drudgery (Noun) |
Boring, difficult, or unpleasant work
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Callow (Adjective) |
Callow is used to describe a young person who does not have much experience and does not know how to behave the way adults behave
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Steely (Adjective) |
Very strong and determined often in a cold or unfriendly way
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(Verb) |
To move quickly and lightly along a surface
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A statement that is made at the beginning of something (such as a legal document) and usually gives the reasons for the parts that follow |
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(Noun) |
One's particular area of interest
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Outstandingly bad Shocking |
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Saunter (Verb) |
To walk along in a slow and relaxed manner |
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Guise (Noun) |
An external appearance, typically concealing the true nature of something |
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(Verb) |
especially in anger or fear |
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Helpful in a friendly way |
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To speak quickly or in a confused way because you are upset or surprised |
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believing something that is not true Deception or Trickery |
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Secret or dishonest behavior or activity |
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Acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment |
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Not hopeful or encouraging |
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(Verb) |
To cry in a noisy and annoying way |
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Feral is used to describe an animal (such as a cat or dog) that has escaped and become wild |
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(Noun) |
recover from an illness or injury |
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(Verb) |
A long chain of something (such as flowers) that is hung as a decoration |
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Lengthy and aggressive speech |
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Exceedingly unrealistic and impractical |
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A daydream |
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A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process |
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Shudder (Verb) |
To shake violently because of fear or cold |
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(Verb) |
attention, affection, etc) |
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To turn (something) over |
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(Adjective) |
Made up of different things |
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To agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing |
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Hard to find or capture |
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(Adjective) |
Appearing foolish |
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(Adjective) |
happen in the future |
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The attention and care legally required of a person |
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A playful or amusing quality
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Having the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want
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A strong feeling of happiness |
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Having a quiet and gentle nature Not wanting to fight or argue with other people |
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(Verb) |
To look at someone in an evil or unpleasantly sexual way
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violence in a way that is meant to be shocking |
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importance |
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Not hot and not cold; lukewarm |
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(Verb) |
To strip of blubber or skin |
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To talk for very long about something that is not important or interesting
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To talk foolishly to length (often used with "on") |
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An apparatus for making fabric by weaving thread |
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Having an ability to notice and understand things clearly Mentally sharp or clever |
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Quiet and rather reflective or depressed |
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The smallest or slightest |
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(Verb) |
To twist and pull with a sudden violent motion
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To move in an unsteady way back and forth
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To turn violently or uncontrollably in a particular direction |
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To loiter about a place in a quiet, secretive way
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The feeling of not having much emotion or interest |
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(Verb) |
To talk foolishly or too much |
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exaggerated |
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effective way |
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Lacking proper respect or seriousness |
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(Adjective) |
Expressing suffering or sadness
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