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16 Cards in this Set
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Incapable of being fatigued; tireless
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Indefatigable
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To grow well, thrive
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Flourish
The "flowerish" field "flourishes" |
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Of low quality, inferior, base
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Mean
Collapsing foundation = "mean base"! |
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To get by a special effort
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Procure
Only this doctor was able to get the "pro-cure"--the others were amateurs! |
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To be constantly irritating
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Rankle
Broken foot = "ankle rankle" |
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To braid
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Plait
This dinner "plait" is "braided"! |
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A tiny amount of something
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Pittance
Brad was NOT given a "Pitt"-ance of good looks! |
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Living on food, staying alive
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Subsistence
Living on subs = "sub"-sistence |
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Act of burying
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Interment
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To show lots of attention and care
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Dote
Homer sure doesn't "doh!"-te on his children! |
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To pay back money for something
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Recompense
If you get in a car accident, you should "wreck"-ompense the other driver! |
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To give up, let go
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Relinquish
If you "give up" on learning this trick, you'll be re-"link"-uishing! |
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Gloomy, dejected
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Disconsolate
The "dissed consonant" was "dis-consolate"! |
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Extreme poverty or scarcity
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Penury
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A European mountain goat, or the cloth made from its hide
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Chamois
This towel isn't really made from a goat--it's a "sham"-my! |
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From the country; rural
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Rustic
This truck is "rustic" and "rust"-y! |
