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57 Cards in this Set
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wary(adj)
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very cautious
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wastrel
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profligate
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wax(v)
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increase ,grow
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waylay
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ambush,lie in wait
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wean(v)
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accustome a baby not to nurse,give up a cheriched activity
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weather(v)
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endure the effect of weather or other forces
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welt(n)
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mark from a beating or whipping
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welter
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turmoil,bewildering jumble
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wheedle(v)
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cajole,coax,deceive by flattery
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whelp
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young wolf,dog,tiger
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whet(v)
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sharpen,stimulate
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whiff(n)
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puff or gust(of air or scent),hint
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whimsical
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capricious,fanciful
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whinny
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neigh like a horse
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whit(n)
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smallest speck
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whittle(v)
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pare,cut off bits
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whorl
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ring of leaves around stem,ring
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willfull
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intentional,headstrong
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wily
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cunning,artful
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wince
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shrink back,flinch
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windful
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fallen fruit,unexpected
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winnow
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sift,separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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agreeble,gracious,engaging
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wispy
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thin,slight,barely discernible
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wistful
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vaguely longing,sadly pensive
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withdrawn
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introverted,remote
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wither
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wshrivel,decay
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withhold(v)
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refuse to give,hold back
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withstand(v)
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stand up agaist,seccessfully resist,
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witless
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foolish,idiotic
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witticism
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witty saying,wisecrack2
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wizardry
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sorcery,magic
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wizened
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withered,shriveled
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woe
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deep,affliction,inconsolable greif
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wont
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custom,habitual procedure
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worldly
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engrossed in matters of this world,not spiritual
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wrangle(v)
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quarrel,obtain through arguing,herd cattle
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wrath
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anger,fury
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wreak
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inflict
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wrench(v)
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puyll,strain,twist
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wrest
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pull away,take by violance
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writ
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written command issued by a court
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writhe(v)
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twist in coils,contort in pain
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wry
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twisted,with a humorous twist
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners
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yen
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longing,urge
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yeoman
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man owning small estate,middle class farmer
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yeild(n)
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amount produced ,crop,income on investment
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yeild(v)
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give in,surrender
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yoke(v)
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join together,unite
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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yore
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time past
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zany
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crazy ,comic
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zeal
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eager enthusiasm
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zealot
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fanatic,person who shows excessive zeal
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zenith
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point directly overhead in the sky,summit
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zephyr
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gentle breeze,west wind
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