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27 Cards in this Set
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to take hold of in a sudden strong or eager way:grasp
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seize
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to take over as by force
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seize
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get twisted up and caught:tangle
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entangle
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to wave the arms about
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flail
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to sweep down or pounce upon suddendly, as a bird in hunting
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swoop
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having sharp points and notches, as the edge of a saw
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jagged
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to sine with unsteady or wavering light
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shimmer
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to go from place to place in an aimless way: ramble:roam
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wander
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having good luck:lucky
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fortunate
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to spread out in an awkward or uneven way
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sprawl
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a motion made wit some part of the body,especially the hands or arms, to show some ideas or feeling
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gesture
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go away and leave a person or a place
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desert
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to look closely or squint in order to see better
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peer
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to get a quick look at
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glimpse
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to talk fast and in a foolish way, without stopping.
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chatter
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to find fault with:blame
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reproach
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careful thinking
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reflect
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a small silvery fish
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smelt
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a young bird that has grown the feathers it needs for flying
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fledgling
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to move in a unsteady way ;wobble
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teeter
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to reach for or seize suddently;grag;grasp
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snatch
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something put away for use later
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store
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the dim part of twiglight that comes before dark of night
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dusk
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to cut in a form of a V,made in an edge across a suface
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notch
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to overcome or defeat;conquer
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vanquish
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a tuft of feathers or fur,ont he head of certain birds
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crest
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to shake or tremble in a sudden and violent way
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shudder
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