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35 Cards in this Set
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scrounge
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to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrowing
to steal or swipe |
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distort
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to twist out of the true meaning or proportion
to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition |
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banish
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to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance
to require by authority to leave a country |
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somber
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dark and gloomy
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monotonous
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uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
boring |
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vague
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not clearly expressed
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compel
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to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly
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clandestine
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marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy
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monopolize
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assume complete possession or control of
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jittery
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nervous
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hearty
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having a good appetite
enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial |
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impenetrable
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incapable of being penetrated or pierced
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envy
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painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
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row
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to propel a boat by means of oars
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cease
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to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue
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vile
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morally despicable or abhorrent; physically repulsive
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loathe
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to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
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tactless
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lack of sensitivity
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relentless
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showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace
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blissful
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happy, joyous
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eloquent
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marked by forceful and fluent expression
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unkempt
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not neat
e.g. uncombed hair |
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belligerent
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inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
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imperative
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important, mandatory
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progeny
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descendants, children
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arduous
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hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
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primordial
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existing in or persisting from the beginning
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prerogative
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an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
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salient
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standing out conspicuously : prominent
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feign
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to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
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formidable
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causing fear, dread, or apprehension
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calamity
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a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss
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reiterate
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to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
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plethora
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excess, superfluity
a lot |
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callowness
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lacking adult sophistication : immature
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