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28 Cards in this Set
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Artery |
Blood vessel that carry blood from the heart to different organs |
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Flea bite |
A minor consequence |
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conundrum |
A riddle type asked for amusement |
Riddle type |
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Perishable |
Food that decay quickly |
Food |
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Remittance |
Money transferred by a person residing in the foreign to home country |
Money |
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Onerous |
A responsibility that involves difficulty |
Difficult task |
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Furore |
Outbreak of public anger |
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Contagion |
Disease spreading by close contact |
Disease related |
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Render |
Provide / cause something |
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The boot is on the other foot |
Change of situation |
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excavate |
dig out |
mineral |
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Promulgate |
To spread any information (legal) |
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Lurch |
An unsteady, uncontrolled movement |
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Concede |
Agree on something which was previously deniedOr Surrender, yield |
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Catastrophic |
Sudden damage Or Unsuccessful |
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deferment |
Postponement |
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Rankle |
To make someone angry or annoyed for a long time |
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viability |
ability to survive |
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Aghast |
In shock, terrified |
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forbearance |
Self- control, patient, tolerance |
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Aberration |
Variations from usual or rxpected |
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cue |
Signal sense |
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Calibrate |
Mark |
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Stumble |
Momentarily lose balance, fall |
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Plummet |
Decrease rapidly Also In sense of fall from a height with high speed |
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wean |
Being strongly influenced by something from an early age |
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Invoke |
Authotarian action(appeal) |
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glean |
Gather information with much difficulty |
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