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37 Cards in this Set
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Junctures
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a particular point in event or a place where two things meet
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Debris
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dirt or refuge loose natural material
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Recumbent
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growing close to the ground
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Skittering
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moving lightly quickly or huridly
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Bindle
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one carrying a bundle containing a bed roll or other gear
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Morosely
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sullen and ill tempered
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Lumbered
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move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
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Imperiously
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assuming power or authority without juristrisction
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Imperiously
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assuming power or authority without juristrisction
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Yammered
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make load repetitive noise
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Derision
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contemptuous, ridicule or mockery
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Receptive
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willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas
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Reprehensible
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Worthy of or deserving blame
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Cowering
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To shrink away or crouch down in fear
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Aloof
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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
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Disarming
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(of manner or behavior) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hospitality,
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Apprehension
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anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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Appraised
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evaluate worth, significance, status
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Crestfallen
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feeling humiliation or disappointment
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Sullenly
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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
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Writhed
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make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
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Bewildered
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cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
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Scornfully
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To reject or dismiss as unworthy
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Belligerently
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hostile and aggresive
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Monotonous
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dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and intrest
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Scoff
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speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking
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Skeptically
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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
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Stocky
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(of a person) broad and sturdily built
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Barley
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a hardy cereal grain that has a coarse bristles. It is widely cultivated, chiefly for use in brewing and stockfeed
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Pugnacious
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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
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Ominously
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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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Derogatory
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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
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Contorted
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twist or bend out of its normal shape
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Brusquely
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abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
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Apprehensive
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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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Eagerly
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(of a person) wanting to do or have something very much
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Complacently
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showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achieve
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