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22 Cards in this Set
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METICULOUS
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ADJ-VERY CAREFUL ABOUT DETAILS
MY MOM LIKES FOR ME TO BE METICUOUS IN MY HOMEWORK. |
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METTLE
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NOUN- COURAGE, SPIRIT
WE LIKE TO SHOW OUR METTLE AT PEP RALLYS TO SUPPORT CHESAPEAKE ACADEMY. |
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MIRE
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NOUN AND VERB
AN AREA OF WET LAND, TO CAUSE TO GET WET MY DAD GOT STUCK IN THE MIRE WHEN WE WERE OUT LOOKING AT DEER. |
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OGLE
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VERB- TO KEEP LOOKING AT OR STARE
I DID NOT LIKE IT WHEN THE MAN OGLED ME. |
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OVERT
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ADJ- NOT HIDDEN, APPARENT, OPEN
MY MOM TOLD ME TAKE MY TIME AND FIND THE OVERT SWEATSHIRT BECUASE IT WAS CLOSE BY |
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PANG
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NOUN- A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN,
I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THE PANG IN MY STOMACH WOULD NOT GO AWAY. |
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PERVADE
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VERB- TO SPREAD OR BE PREVALENT
THE WATER PERVADED THRU OUR HOUSE DURING THE FLOOD. |
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PILFER
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VERB- TO STEAL
I WAS SO SAD TO HEAR THAT SOMEBODY PILFERED MY PAWPAWS TRUCK. |
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PRECARIOUS
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ADJ- DEPENDENT UPON CIRCUMSTANCES OR CHANCE, UNCERTAIN, RISKY
I TOLD MY BROTHER IT WAS TOO PRECARIOUS TO WALK ON THE FROZEN RIVER BECAUSE WE MIGHT FALL THRU. |
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PROFOUND
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ADJ- MARKED BY INTELLECTUAL DEPTH, DEEPLY FELT
MY PREACHER HAS SOME PROFOUND THOUGHTS ABOUT CHURCH. |
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PROLIFIC
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ADJ- PRODUCING MANY YOUNG OR MUCH FRUIT, TURNING OUT MANY PRODUCTS OF THE MIND
WE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE PROLIFIC AMOUNT OF STRAWBERRIES IN OUR FIELD. |
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PUNGENT
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ADJ- PRODUCING A SHARP SENSATION OF TASTE AND SMELL.
WHEN WE HAD A DEAD MOUSE UNDER OUR HOUSE THERE WAS A PUNGENT SMELL. |
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QUERY
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NOUN- A QUESTION OR INQUIRY
I DID NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUERY ON THE QUIZ. |
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RANKLE
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VERB- TO FESTER OR TO CAUSE, LONG LASTING ANGER
I WAS RANKLE AT MY BROTHER BECAUSE HE MESSED UP MY ROOM. |
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RAZE
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VERB- TO TEAR DOWN COMPLETELY OR DEMOLISH.
THEY HAD TO RAZE THE HOUSE AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE. |
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RECANT
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VERB- TO RENOUNCE FORMALLY
THE QUEEN HAD TO RECANT HER RULES THAT SHE HAD PASSED BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THEM. |
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REJOINDER
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NOUN- AN ANSWER TO A REPLY.
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REPRISAL
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NOUN-INJURY DONE IN RETURN FOR INJURY
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RESILIENT
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ADJ- SPRINGING BACK INTO SHAPE
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RETICENT
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ADJ- DISINCLINED TO SPEAK- TO BE SILENT
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SERENE
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ADJ- CLEAR UNCLUDED
MY MOM SAYS THAT NAGS HEAD IS ONE OF THE MOST SERENE PLACES ON EARTH. |
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SLOVENLY
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VERB- TO BE CARELESS OR AN UNTIDY PERSON.
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