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31 Cards in this Set
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doe
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female deer
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stag
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male deer
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colt
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a young stallion
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crowbar
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used to pry things apart
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strained wit
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is forced in manner
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haggler
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a person who argues over prices, bargains
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backslider
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recidivist
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ratiocinate
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think
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discomfiture
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embarrassment
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prostration
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prostrate position: face to the ground
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mason
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who builds a wall
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reaper
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tool to cut the grain
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acrophobia
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fear of height
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actuate
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motivate
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addle
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(v) to drvie crazy, become rotten
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adventitious
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accidental
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advert
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to refer to
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affected
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artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
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affront(n)
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insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect
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animadversion
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critical remark
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aquiline
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curved, hooked
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arears
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being in debt
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asinine
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stupid
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astigmatism
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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astral
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relating to the stars
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atone
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make amends for, pay for
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atrophy
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wasting away
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avid
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greedy, ready for
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badger
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pester, annoy
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balk
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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
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