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33 Cards in this Set
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voracious |
Greedy |
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Indiscriminate |
Not picky; choosing without thought |
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Eminent |
Outstanding |
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Steeped |
Saturated; overwhelmed |
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Replete |
Completely filled with |
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Laconic |
Saying much in few words |
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Throng |
A crowd |
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Intrepid |
Brave |
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Accost |
To approach and speak in a confrontational way |
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Reticent |
Silent |
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Furtive |
Secretive |
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Plethora |
An abundance, large amount |
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Hapless |
Unfortunate |
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Irate |
Very angry |
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Fabricate |
To make up, lie |
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Adroit |
Skillful |
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Gesticulate |
To wave arms about wildly |
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Vigilant |
Watchful |
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Avid |
Enthusiastic, excited about |
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Cajole |
To persuade or coax |
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Minutiae |
Small, insignificant, trivial |
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Blithe |
Light hearted, joyous |
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Vying |
Competing |
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Elitest |
Someone who thinks they are better, Barack Obama |
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What are A, an, and the |
Adjectives *all articles are adjectives |
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What do pronouns replace |
Nouns |
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What do adjectives modify |
Nouns and pronouns |
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What do adverbs modify |
Verbs, adverbs and adjectives |
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What are the 7 parts of speech |
Nouns pronouns verbs adverbs adjectives conjunctions interjenctions and prepositions |
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What do conjunctions do |
Join words together ie for, so |
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What do interjections do |
They express emotion (not grammatically needed) |
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What do prepositions do |
Tell you location is to |
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What do adverbs do |
Modify adverbs adjectives and verbs |
