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23 Cards in this Set
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Orientatio |
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Force somebody to do something |
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fierceness |
The property of being wild |
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LUDICROUS
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So foolish, Unreasonable. or out of place as to be amusing
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It's ludicrous that I have been fined
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PLUMMET
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Fall or drop straight down at high speed
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A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully Dive, Drop, Fall
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Scant
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Limited in quantity or quality
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STYMIE
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Prevent or hinder the progress of
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The changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments Thwart, Impede
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TREPIDATION
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A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen Trembling moment of motion Fear, Apprehension,
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I sat in the waiting room full of trepidation before the interview Fear, Apprehension
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MUCK
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Dirt, Rubbish or waste matter
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I will just clean the muck off the windscreen
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Biennial
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every two hours
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Lithe
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flexible, graceful and supple
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All of us were impressed by the Lithe movements of the gymnast
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Peddle
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to try to sell something
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The group of gypsies Peddle their miracle medicine from village to village to earn some money
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bulwark
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a defensive wall an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck
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Crucifixion
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the execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross.
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Killing of Jesus by crucifixion
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Dredge
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clear the bed of (a harbour, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge.
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Embezzle
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steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works)
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He was accused of embezzlement for donated funds
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Exuberance
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the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
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Lexicon
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Dictionary, Thesaurus
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the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.
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phalanx
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a group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact body
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verily
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truly; certainly
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verily these men are mad
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zeitgeist
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the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
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the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s
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colossal
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extremely large or great.
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Power tariffs have put the finances of poor in colossal mess
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gore
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blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence
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NO photos were published of blood and gore
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