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15 Cards in this Set
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Excavating |
To dig or scoop out SYN. uncovering, unearthing Sentence : My father hired on at wireless power on Tuesday.......... for towers |
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Deformed |
Having the form changed especially with the loss of beauty misshapen disfigured Syn. damaged scarred Sentence : He doesn't stare at ______ his hands |
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Gullies |
A small Valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainage way as a prolonged heavy rains SYN. trench, crevasses Sentence: A concert of rain notes spelling from gutters rushing through_____ |
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Cloaked |
To hide ; conceal Syn.covered,veiled Sentence: Monday morning dawns______ in mist |
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Frail |
Easily broken or destroyed or fragile Syn. tender ,breakable Sentence:nod their head as the ______ stalks revive |
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Basin |
A circular container with a greater width that that becoming smaller towards the bottom used chiefly to hold water or other liquids especially for washing Syn. Tender ,breakable |
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Festered |
Having form pus Syn. aggravated ,blistered Sentence: the picked and _____bits of my hand in agony |
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Infantile paralysis |
Polio SYN.XXXXXXXXXXX Sentence: til ten when Arley stands up from the piano to announce we raised $33 for_______________ |
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Migrants |
A person who moves from place to place to get work especially a farm labor who harvest crops seasonally SYN. drifter,traveler,mover Sentence: the family of _______ who have moved from dust and depression |
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Moonshine |
Smuggle or illicitly distilled liquor ,especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural area's Syn. Fire water ,white lightning Sentence: Ashby and Rush were cooking up __________ |
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Mash |
Crush malt-o-meal of green mixed with hot water used in forming moonshine Syn. Corn squeezing ,pulp Sentence: share Robertson state behind took apart this deal washed away the whiskey & the ____ |
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Parched |
To make extremely, excessively, or completely dry SYN. dehydrated,thirsty Sentence: Course they never will not with my hands all stared up looking like the earth itself all _________ up rough and cracking |
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Amateur |
A person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for a financial benefit or professional reasons SYN. Non-professional, a hopeful Sentence: backstage we were seventeen_______ acts |
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Curdling |
Spoiling or turning sour SYN. clotting clumping Sentence: it's a suit for turkeys and heavy hands waiting for delivery is that out in front of Pete's dragon shack and since they're still the cream _______ the apple going soft |
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Straddled |
To walk stand or sit with one leg on each side of Syn.XXXXXXXXXX Sentence: He straighten out his car and _______ tires on the road and on |
