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9 Cards in this Set
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asset
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an advantage or source of strength
Eli Manning is an asset to the giants |
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unfathomable
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not capable of being understood or grasped
babys are unfathomable of learning calculus |
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rivalry
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a continued striving for advantage over another
greasers have a rivalry against the socs |
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gingerly
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cautiously; careful
I rubbed my arm gingerly when my brother punched me |
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sagely
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wisely; knowingly
the judge sagely convicted the murder to a life sentence |
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roguishly
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in a mischievous way
the boy roguishly stole a bag of chips from the store |
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incredulous
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not ready to believe; doubting
the man incredulously thought that the tortes won the race against the heir |
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nonchalantly
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in a casual and unenthusiastic manner
Eric nonchalantly picked up a venomous snake and threw it across the hiking trail |
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abiding
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obeying
the man abidingly accepted the ticket from the police |
