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19 Cards in this Set
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absurd
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completely unreasonable or untrue : RIDICULOUS
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acre
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property consisting of land
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Eureka
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"I have found it"
-- used to express the thrill of discovery |
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furiously
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very angry
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gopher
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any of several burrowing American rodents with large cheek pouches
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gorge
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to eat greedily : stuff oneself
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grizzly
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a large powerful brown bear found from the northwestern U.S. to Alaska
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oddity
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something that is not usual or traditional
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ponder
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to consider or examine closely or deliberately
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opossum
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a common marsupial mammal mostly of the eastern U.S. that usually is active at night, has a tail that can wrap around and grasp objects (as tree branches), and is an expert climber
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raccoon
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a small North American mammal that is mostly gray with a black mask, has a bushy ringed tail, lives chiefly in trees and is active at night
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realize
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to be aware of
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rejoice
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to feel joy or great delight
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salivate
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to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts
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skitter
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to glide or skip lightly or quickly
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squirrel
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any of various small or medium-sized rodents; especially : one with a long bushy tail and strong hind legs used especially for leaping from tree branch to tree branch
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to and fro
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forward and backward
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unison
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the condition of being tuned or sounded at the same pitch or at an octave
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treacherous
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likely to betray
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