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17 Cards in this Set
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Toughen by using; condition to
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Inure
Are you tough enough, soldier? Not "inure" "condition"! |
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Mental or emotional strength in the face of a difficult situation
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Fortitude
Just sport a 'tude for "fortitude"! |
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To enclose, surround
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Encompass
To close in on all "directions" |
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Spacious, roomy
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Capacious
A spacious hat = "cap"-acious! |
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Waste matter
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Dross
Dude on the left is the "dRoss" of the cast! |
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Encourage, help develop
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Foster (noun - fosterage)
Come on, foster, foster! |
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Gather, collect
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Amass
I "amass" debt on my "Amex" |
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Someone who asks humbly
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Suppliant
Humbly begging for something to "sup" on. |
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Ask or petition
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Solicit
Don't even ask if you can solicit here! |
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Cannot be moved, affected or altered
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Inexorable
Someone who isn't "affected" or "moved" by Jamie's hijinks is "inEXorable"! |
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Boarding a ship or vehicle for a journey
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Embarkation
Boarding a birch canoe is real em-"bark"-ation! |
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Reckless, acting too hastily
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Rash
Drive too recklessly and you'll be road "rash"! |
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Wisdom in practical matters
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Prudence
These prud-"ants" are practical workers when it comes to building. |
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Strong wind
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Gale
This must be Hurricane "Gail"! |
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Refrain from doing
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Forbear
I'll "refrain from" leaving my food out "for-bears" when I'm camping! |
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Surrender, give up
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Capitulate
When you ca-"pit"-ulate you show your "pits" to the world! |
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Abnormally skinny; wasted away
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Emaciated
Department store mannequins are so skinny they're e-"Macy's"-ated! |
