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54 Cards in this Set
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Apparel
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clothing
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Compress
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to press together
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Denounce
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to condemn openly
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Douse
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to plunge into
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Famished
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suffering severely from hunger or something else
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Immense
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very large or great
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Inept
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without skill
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Instantaneous
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done in an instant
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Irk
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to go backward
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Arid
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extremely dry
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Hypocrite
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a person who pretends to be who he or she is not
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Depict
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to portray
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serene
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peaceful
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billow
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a large wave
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disinterested
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fair- minded
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confront
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to meet face- to- face
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stamina
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the strength needed to keep going
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vocation
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a job
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terrain
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landscape
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gloat
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to look at or think about
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infuriate
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to make very angry
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waylay
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to lie in wait for and attack
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wither
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to dry up
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sage
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wise
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global
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involving the whole world
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enigma
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some one or something that is very puzziling
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slake
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to relieve
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idolize
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to worship as an idol
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strife
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bitter disagreement
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ingratitude
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lack of thankfulness
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reverie
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a daydream
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revocation
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an act or instace of calling back
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devastate
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to destroy
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elusive
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hard to catch or hold
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petty
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unimportant
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scan
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to examine closely
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topple
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to fall forward
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tarry
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to delay
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synopsis
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a breif statement
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remorse
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a deep and painful regret
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ravenous
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greedy or hungry
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smug
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overly self- satisfied
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inhabitant
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one living permanently in a place
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bungle
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to act or work clumsily
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headstrong
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willful, stubborn
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acute
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a sharp point
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pacify
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to make peaceful or calm
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ideas
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the heart of the message
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organization
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the interial structure
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voice
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the writer coming through the words
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word choice
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use of rich, colorful, precise language
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sentence fluency
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rhythm and flow of the language
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conventions
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the mechanical correctness of the piece–spelling, grammar and usage
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presentation
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combines both visual and verbal elements
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