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84 Cards in this Set
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bond
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a special relationship
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catalyst
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something that causes an important event or change to happen
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creature
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an animal, fish or insect
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dread
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to feel very worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
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edgy
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nervous and easy to upset
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empathy
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the ability to understand someone else’s feelings and problems
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fare
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to be successful or unsuccessful in a particular situation
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impact
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the effect that an event or situation has on someone or something
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institutionalized
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sent to live in a mental hospital, a nursing home, etc.
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isolated
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alone or unable to meet or speak with other people
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lumber
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to move in a slow, awkward way, usually because you are heavy
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mimic
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to copy the way someone moves, speaks or behaves, usually to make people laugh
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outcast
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someone who is not accepted by other people
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pariah
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a person, organization, country, etc. that is hated and avoided by others
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perch
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a branch, stick, etc. where an animal sits
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reluctantly
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unwillingly
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thrive
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to become very successful or very strong and healthy
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trigger
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to make something happen
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unprecedented
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never having happened before or so much
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vulnerability
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the state of being easy to harm, hurt or attack
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wedge
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to force something firmly into a narrow space
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agility
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ability to move quickly and easily
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agitated
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very anxious, nervous, or upset
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alleviate
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to make something less bad or severe
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altruitsic
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caring about the needs of other people before dealing with your own needs
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barren
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empty, unable to grow plants
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begrudge
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to feel upset or jealous about something
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bleak
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without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
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bond
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a special relationship
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callous
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unkind and not caring that other people are suffering
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catalyst
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something that causes an important event or change to happen
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condone
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to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong
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cope
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to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation
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creature
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an animal, fish or insect
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cruelty
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behavior or actions that are cruel
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deleterious
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damaging or harmful
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deluded
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believing something that is not true
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deprive
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to take something that someone needs away from him
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dread
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to feel very worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
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edgy
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nervous and easy to upset
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empathy
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the ability to understand someone else’s feelings and problems
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ethical
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morally good and correct
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fare
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to be successful or unsuccessful in a particular situation
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flock
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a group of animals, especially birds
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formidable
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very powerful or impressive
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herd
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a group of a particular type of animal that lives together
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housebroken
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trained not to make the house dirty with urine or other body waste
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huddled
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gathered closely together for warmth or safety
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impact
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the effect that an event or situation has on someone or something
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incessant
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without stopping
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inflict
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to make someone suffer something bad
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infringe
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to do something that is against the law or someone’s legal rights
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inoculation
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vaccination
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instinct
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a natural tendency or ability to behave or react in a particular way
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institutionalized
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sent to live in a mental hospital, a nursing home, etc.
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isolated
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alone or unable to meet or speak with other people
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kennel
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a place where dogs are cared for when their owners are away.
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lumber
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to move in a slow, awkward way, usually because you are heavy
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matriarch
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a woman who has the most power or influence in a social group
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mimic
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to copy the way someone moves, speaks or behaves, usually to make people laugh
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mockery
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something made to seem completely useless or ineffective
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nuance
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a very slight difference in meaning, color, or feeling
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outcast
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someone who is not accepted by other people
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pariah
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a person, organization, country, etc. that is hated and avoided by others
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perch
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a branch, stick, etc. where an animal sits
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physiology
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a science that deals with the study of how the bodies of living things work
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preconceived idea
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a thought formed about something before you know what it is really like
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primate
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a member of the group of mammals that includes humans and monkeys
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prone to
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likely to do something or suffer from something
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reluctantly
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unwillingly
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repertoire
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all the plays, pieces of music, etc. that a performer or group can perform
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resemblance
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similarity
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revere
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to greatly respect and admire someone
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sixth sense
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a special ability to feel or know something, intuition
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stipulate
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to say that something must be done
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succumb
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to stop opposing someone or something, including a disease, and allow it to take control
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telepathy
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a way of communicating in which thoughts are sent from one person’s mind to another person’s mind
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thrive
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to become very successful or very strong and healthy
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trigger
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to make something happen
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uncanny
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very strange and difficult to explain
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unprecedented
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never having happened before or so much
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unwittingly
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without knowing or realizing something
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vulnerability
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the state of being easy to harm, hurt or attack
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wedge
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to force something firmly into a narrow space
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