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25 Cards in this Set
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rouse
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to wake, to shake someone out of apathy (dullness), to cause emotion
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hybrid
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a mixture of two things (animal, plant, language)
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somber
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dark, gloomy, grave
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meager
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small, of poor quality, thin
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benignant
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kind and gracious
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keener
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more sensitive, intense, sharp, biting, enthusiastic
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scoring
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evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
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gleam
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to shine brightly, to flash
a bright shine, a slight indication/hint |
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rooks
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swindlers or cheats
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utmost
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at greatest degree, of extremity, my best (I did my..)
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clamor
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to demand or shout loudly
a persistent demand, a loud noise |
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vociferation
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the act of shouting out
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downs
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English sheep? sheep rearing areas
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vigor
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energy
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vital
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crucial, lively, fundamental
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pane
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the glass part of a window, the surface of something
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pathetic
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pitiful
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apt
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likely to do something, appropriate, skilled, competent, quick clever
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bossed
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the past tense of to give out orders
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garnish
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to enhance flavor of, to embellish
a decoration, enhancement |
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cumber
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to hamper, or burden someone
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queer
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weird or gay
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futile
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useless, frivolous, in vain
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vainly
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proudly, unsucessfully
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bead
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a small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading
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