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20 Cards in this Set
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apparel |
(N) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (V) to put clothes on, dress up |
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beseige |
(V) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
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compress |
(V) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (N) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
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denounce |
(V) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
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dispatch |
(V) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (N) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
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douse |
(V) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
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expressly |
(ADV) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
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famished |
(ADJ) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
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forsake |
(V) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
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gainful |
(ADJ) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
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immense |
(ADJ) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
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inept |
(ADJ) totally without skill or appropriateness |
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ingenious |
(ADJ) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
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instantaneous |
(ADJ) done in an instant; immediate |
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irk |
(V) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
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libel |
(N) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (V) to write or publish such a statement |
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misgiving |
(N) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
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oaf |
a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
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recede |
(V) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
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repast |
(N) a meal, food |
