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34 Cards in this Set
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Quality |
High grade; superiority; excellence |
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Eavesdrop |
To listen to other people talk without letting them know |
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Logical |
reasonable; to be expected |
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scrounging |
To get something that you need by searching, hunting or borrowing |
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Leery |
Suspicious or mistrustful; weary |
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Avalanche |
Anything that comes suddenly and in large amounts |
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Enchanting |
Charming; captivating, to attract and delight; fascinating |
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subside |
To become less; decrease |
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Acquaintance |
A person you know but usually not a close friend |
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Prophesy |
To foretell or reveal, especially under divine inspiration |
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thicket |
A thick patch of shrubs, bushes, or small trees |
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Pagoda |
Far Eastern tower usually with roofs curving upwards; several stories tall |
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Gape |
To stare in surprise, awe, or wonder, especially with the moth open. |
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Luxury |
Something expensive or hard to obtain; something with classiness or elegance rather than a necessty |
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Furiously |
With much noise, excitement, or activity; franticly |
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Fidget |
To move in a nervous or restless way |
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Lusicous |
Having a delicious taste or smell |
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Lusicous |
Having a delicious taste or smell |
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Deduction |
The process of finding an answer by using what is already true |
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Rubbish |
Matirial that is thrown away or useless; garbage |
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Rubbish |
Matirial that is thrown away or useless; garbage |
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Insulate |
Covered, lined, or separated with a materiel that prevents or reduces the passage or leakage of heat |
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Jinx |
Someone or something that is believed to cause bad luck |
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Jinx |
Someone or something that is believed to cause bad luck |
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Salvage |
To save or rescue something from harm |
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Sublime |
Exsting wonder, reverence or the like; impressive |
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Illustrious |
Out standing because of goodness or achievements; well- known; highly thought of; famous |
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Encore |
Something added to a performance after the audience asks for more |
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Encore |
Something added to a performance after the audience asks for more |
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Entamologist |
A zoologist who studies insects |
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Ambling |
Walking slowly; to go at a sluggish, easy pace; stroll |
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Summit |
The highest part; peak |
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Smidgin |
A small amount; a very small quantity or proportion; a little bit |
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Analogy |
A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
