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21 Cards in this Set
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tweak
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to pull or twist something suddenly
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emoticon
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a short set of keyboard symbols that represents the expression on someone's face, used in e-mail, etc.
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assertive
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expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
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whopping
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(informal) very big
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placebo effect
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to be added
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cling
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[intransitive] to hold on tightly to someone or something
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chicanery
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the use of complicated plans and clever talk in order to trick people
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flick
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to hit something with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your hand
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seamstress
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a woman who can sew and make clothes or whose job is sewing and making clothes
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escapism
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an activity, a form of entertainment, etc. that helps you avoid or forget unpleasant or boring things
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arcade game
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to be added
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pent up
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that cannot be expressed or released
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glut
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a situation in which there is more of something than is needed or can be used
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prod
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[transitive, intransitive] to push someone or something with your finger or with a pointed object
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poke
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to quickly push your fingers or another object into someone or something
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lapse
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1 a small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting something or by being careless
2 a period of time between two things that happen |
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grapple
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1 [intransitive, transitive] to take a firm hold of someone or something and struggle with them
2 [intransitive] to try hard to find a solution to a problem |
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supple
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1 able to bend and move parts of your body easily into different positions
2 soft and able to bend easily without cracking |
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creak
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[intransitive] to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you open it or that a wooden floor sometimes makes when you step on it
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clash
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1 fight
2 argument 3 difference |
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alienate
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to make someone less friendly or sympathetic toward you
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