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25 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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antic
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silly trick or prank
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aroma
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a pleasant smell
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boulder
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large rock
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coordination
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move with skill
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dynamite
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powerful explosive
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exaggeration
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overstatement
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folklore
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stories passed down from generation to generation
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glimpse
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brief, quick look
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heroes
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one with courage and strength
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heroines
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female with great courage and strength
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hollered
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shout, yell, scream
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horizon
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line where Earth and sky seem to meet
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hyperbole
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a wild exaggeration
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idiom
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expression that does literally mean what it says
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mortify
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to make someone feel ashamed and humiliated
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parapets
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low walls
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personification
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human characteristic given to something not human
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pulverize
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pound or crush into dust
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rhythm
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a beat in a regular pattern
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shivered
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shake with cold or fear
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sledgehammer
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a large hammer swung with both hands
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surly
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unfriendly and rude
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thrive
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to be successful
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tunnel
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an underground or underwater passage
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