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22 Cards in this Set
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Apparel
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(v) Clothing that serves as dress or decoration.
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Compress
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(v) To Press together; to reduce in size and volume (N) A folded cloth or pad applied to an injury.
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Denounce
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(v) To condemn openly; to accuse formally
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Douse
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(V) To plunge into a liquid, drench, ;to put out quickly, extinguish
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Famished
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(adj.) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something.
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Immense
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(adj.) Very large or great;beyond ordinary means of measurement.
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Inept
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(adj.) Totally without skill or appropriateness.
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Instantaneous
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(adj.) Done in an instant; immediate
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Irk
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(v) To annoy,trouble, make weary
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Recede
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(v) To go or move backward; to become more distant
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Arid
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(adj.) Extremely Dry; uninteresting, dull
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Contemporary
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(adj.) Belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n) a person of the same time.
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Hypocrite
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(n) A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two faced person
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Depict
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(v) To portray; represent or show in the form of a picture.
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Serene
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(adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand
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Billow
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(n) a large wave; (v) to rise or swell like a wave.
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Disinterested
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(adj.) fair- minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent
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Confront
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(v.) to meet face to face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with
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Encompass
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(v) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include a certain group or class.
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Stamina
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(n.) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power
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Vocation
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(n) any trade, profession, or occupation ; a sense of fitness or special calling in one's work.
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Terrain
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(n) the landscape, especially considered with regard to its' physical features or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge.
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