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32 Cards in this Set
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Up the ante
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you increase the importance or value of something, especially where there's an element of risk as the term comes from gambling, where it means to increase the stake (the amount of money bet).
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crux
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key
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naughty
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mischievous
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surreptitious
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secret
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appendage
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supplement
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limb
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arm
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whack
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strike
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wiggle
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move
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tug
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pull
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raptorial
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hunting
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stab
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pierce
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stymie
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hinder
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strike up
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build up
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flex
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bend
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membranous
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membrane
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scratch one's head
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confused
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spring-loaded
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loaded by spring
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paraboloid
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parabola surface
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clastic
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could be departed
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transverse
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across
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perturbation
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purturb
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piezoelectronic
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use electric to measure presure
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paste
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glue
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heck
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emphasis
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clock
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record
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cavitation
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a kind of physical phonomenon
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quandary
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dilemma
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whammy
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strike
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arthropod
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a kind of animal
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molt
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take off the outer surface
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wacky
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strange
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obnoxious
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bad
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