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20 Cards in this Set
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Deliberatly Harmful; Spiteful
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Malicious
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Roy squirms as Dana throws a ______ punch into his head from behind.
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To utter in a irritated of grating tone
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Rasped
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"I'll be fine," Mullet Fingers ______ "the dog bite isn't that bad."
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A state of paralyzing dismay or fear
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Consternation
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Roy stands in _______ as cottonmouth moccasins slither around at his feet.
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Willfull or malicious destruction of public or private property
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Vandalism
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As Curly looks at the bull dozer, with it's seat gone, he is sure it is _______.
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An intense, emotional quarrel
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Altercation
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Two good things had come out of the ______ with Dana Matherson.
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Describes something done with great burning or passion
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Fervidly
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Curly now _____ wants to catch the vandals after the seats disappeared.
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To move quickly
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Scudded
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Roy _____ after the running boy as he sprinted up the fairway.
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A young bird that is not ready to fly
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Fledgling
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Roy could tell the larger bird was a mother teaching her ______ to hunt.
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To consider carefully and at length
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Contemplate
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Roy couldn't _______ the thought of those little owls dying.
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The act or condition of being absent without permission
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Truancy
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"I don't care if I get charged for ______, I am not coming back home."
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Having fallen in a state of disrepair of deterioration; shabby
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Dilapidated
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The ______ old Molly Bell was sunk during a storm in Florida.
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A sacred place; a place of refuge or protection
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Sanctuary
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The creek is a ______ for Mullet Fingers beacause is what Florida used to be.
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Acting with ill will; the act of wishing harm on others
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Malevolently
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Muckle turned on the bull dozer to scare the owls, grinnning ________.
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To become irritated
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Rankled
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Delinko _____ as Roy mentioned the police car that got painted black.
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Strong and muscular
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Brawny
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Dana's ____ look was misguiding,he was really just very overweight.
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The territorial range of authority or control
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Jurisdiction
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Miss Hennipen wanted total _______ over the runaway.
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Thin and bony; ematiated and haggard
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Gaunt
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With a _____ fimger, she stroked the lustrous strand above her mouth.
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Describes a false statement injurious to a person's reputation
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Slanderous
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"You better get your facts right before you make such a ________ statement.
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Performed with little or no preparation
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Impromptu
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The ______ impromptu statement Roy said to stop the ground breaking shocked even himself.
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Filled with extreme joy
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Exultant
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Roy was _____ but also puzzled.
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