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15 Cards in this Set
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Apparel
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(n.) clothing, that
which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up |
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Compress
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(v.).) to press together;
to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
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Denounce
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(v.) to condemn
openly; to accuse formally |
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Douse
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(v.) to plunge into
a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
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Famished
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(adj., part)
suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
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Immense
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(adj.) very large
or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
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Inept
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(adj.) totally
without skill or appropriateness |
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Instantaneous
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(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
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Irk
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(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary
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Recede
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(v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant
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Arid
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(adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull
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Contemporary
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(adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time
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Hypocrite
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(n.) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two faced person
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Depict
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(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
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Serene
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(adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand
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