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19 Cards in this Set
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Chink
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1. To cause, to part, to form a fissure
2. To fill up holes 3. A hole |
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Sporadic
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Not constant or regular in occurrence
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Negligible
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Able to be neglected because it is small, unimportant or trifling
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Filigree
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Delicate, lacelike ornamental work, usually of gold or silver
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Fissure
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A cleft or chasm made by the parting of any substance
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Meticulous
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Unusually or extremely careful, particularly in regard to small details
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Impart
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To tell, reveal, or communicate
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Perseverance
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Persistance
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Rebuff
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An abrupt, blunt refusal of offered advice or help
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Bracken
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Any number of large, coarse ferns
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Ululate
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To howl or hoot, to wail or lament loudly
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Plaintive
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Expressing sorrow, grief, or sadness
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Aeons
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An extremely long, indefinite period of time
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Carmine
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A purple-redish color
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Enviable
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Desirable, almost to the point of provoking jealousy
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Timidity
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Shyness
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Defiant
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Full of insolence
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Conventional
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Customary; arising out of custom or usage
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Sullen
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Sulky, glum, sad, melancholy, to the point of social withdraw
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