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20 Cards in this Set
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scarcity
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shortage
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summoned
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requested to appear; sent for
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deftly
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quickly and skillfully
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excavate
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to remove by digging or scooping out
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sanitary
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clean and free of filth
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6. descendant
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a person who is related to someone and who lives after him or her, such as their child
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crammed
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forced, pressed, or squeezed into an insufficient space
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clod
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a lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay
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testify
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to make a declaration of truth or fact under oath
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preposterous
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absurd; devoid of wisdom or good sense
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predatory
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living by preying on other organisms
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canteen
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flask for carrying drinking water
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despicable
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morally reprehensible
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radiated
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emitted
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perseverance
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constant determination
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16. forlorn
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appearing sad or lonely due to desertion or abandonment
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defective
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faulty
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stifling
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smothering or suffocating
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barren
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lacking vegetation
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pried
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raised, moved, or forced open
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