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12 Cards in this Set
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accurate |
(adj.) without errors, completely correct; conforming to the truth |
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alert |
(adj.) watchful and ready to act; quick to understand and act (n.) readiness; an alarm; a time when an alram is in effect (v.) to warn or make aware of |
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ancestor |
(n.) a family member who lived a t an earlier time |
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disaster |
(n.) a terrible event that brings great damage or suffering; a great loss |
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elementary |
(adj.) related to the simplest or beginning level of something |
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envy |
(n.) resentment for what someone has; a person or object that is envied (v.) to resent and want what someone else has |
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epidemic |
(adj.) spreading to a very large group at the same time; contagious (n.) a rapid, widespread outbreak of a disease |
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feeble |
(adj.) having little strength or force; without energy or authority |
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penetrate |
(v.) to enter or force a way through or into; to see into |
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romp |
(n.) spirited, carefree, or noisy fun; something that suggests merry play (v.) to run or play in a lively or carefree way; to win easily |
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staple |
(n.) a U-shaped wire that fastens material by piercing and bending; a major product, material, part, or item regularly used (v.) to fasten with staples (adj.) chief, principal; needed or used regularly |
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survive |
(v.) to stay alive or continue to exist; to keep on going; to live longer than |
