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58 Cards in this Set
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Hurl |
to throw or fling with great force
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Sidearm |
(to pitch) with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground
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Grounder |
a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
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Check swing |
to stop the bat in mid-swing
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Choke up |
to hold the bat with the hands a little higher on the grip
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Slide |
Baseball. (of a base runner) to cast oneself, usually feet first, forward along the ground in the direction of the base being approached, to present less of a target for a baseman attempting to make a tag.
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Back swing |
the movement of a bat toward the back of a player in preparation for the forward movement with which the ball is struck
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Bunt |
Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread apart and allowing the ball to bounce off it
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Lunge |
move forward suddenly
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Exaggerate |
enlarge beyond the usual or normal level
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Nonchalantly |
in a manner lacking enthusiasm or concern
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Imitate |
to follow or try to follow as a model or example
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Reassurance |
restoration of confidence
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Furrow |
to make wrinkles in (the face)
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Hoist |
to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance
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Wince |
to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch
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Coo |
to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves;to murmur or talk fondly or amorously.
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Haunches |
The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals.
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Anxious |
uneasy; worried
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Makeshift |
a temporary substitute
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Potential |
possible, as opposed to actual; capable of being or becoming
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Confrontation |
an open conflict of opposing ideas, forces, etc
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Prejudice |
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
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Characterize |
to describe the individual quality of someone/something
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Perspective |
the state of one's ideas, point of view
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Exploit |
to utilize, esp. for profit; turn to practical account
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Grounders |
...the two brothers sat in their bedroom...talking about how they would bend to pick up _____ or wave off another player and make the pop-up catch.
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Hurled |
Jesse stared at it before he picked it up and _____ it to first base.
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Exaggerated |
...his throw made the first baseman leap into the air with an _____ grunt that made him look good.
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Nonchalantly |
On the next grounder, he lowered himself to one knee and threw _____ to first.
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Lunged |
Michael _____ at the next hit but missed, and it skidded into center field.
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Imitated |
Jesse..._____ Michael's swing until Michael said, "Yeah, you got it."
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Reassurance |
By the time it was Jesse's turn, he was trembling and trying to catch Michael's eye for _____.
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Anxious |
By Monday afternoon they were already _____ for the phone to ring.
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Bunting |
By Friday, when it was clear the call would never come, they went outside to the front yard to play catch and practice _______.
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Sidearmed |
"Give me a baby roller," Danny Lopez, the third baseman, called. Jesse _____ a roller...
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Haunches |
He bent down on his _____ to talk to the kids, spoke softly and listened they had to say.
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Cooed |
He _____ "Good" when they made catches, even routine ones.
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Hoisted |
...they leaped from the pickup and stood by the coach, who waved to the other coach as he _____ his duffel bag onto his shoulder.
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Furrowed |
They turned around and _____ their brows at the infield, which was muddy from a recent rain.
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Precede |
to go before
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Preceded |
But Flynn _____ Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake.
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Stricken |
deeply affected, as with grief, fear, or other emotions
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Stricken |
So upon that _____ multitude grim melancholy sat...
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Lusty |
robust, strong, sturdy, stout
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Lusty |
Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a _____ yell...
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Recoil |
To spring or fly back
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Recoiled |
It knocked upon the mountain and _____ upon the flat...
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Doff |
to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting
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Doffed |
...he lightly _____ his hat.
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Writhe |
to twist around or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
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Writhing |
Then while the _____ pitcher ground the ball into his hip...
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Sneer |
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
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Sneer |
Defiance gleamed in Casey's eye, a _____ curled Casey's lip.
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Haughty |
And Casey stood a-watching it in _____ grandeur there.
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Haughty |
lordly, disdainful, contemptuous, proud, stuck up
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Unheeded |
unnoticed
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Unheeded |
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball _____ sped.
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