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13 Cards in this Set
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REDOLENT (RED ul unt)
KEY: RED LENT |
The RED longjohns he LENT his little brother SMELLED of mothballs.
smelling of, suggestive of |
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REMONSTRATE (reh MAHN strate)
KEY: RE-DEMONSTRATE |
The group RE-DEMONSTRATED the next day when everyone ignored their PROTEST demonstration.
protest |
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RESTIVE (RES tive)
REST IF |
You will never get enough REST if you stay so FIDGETY all the time.
fidgety |
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SATURNINE (SAT ur nine)
SATURN |
The creatures from the planet SATURN were SULLEN at being so far from home.
sullen |
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SEDULOUS (SED yoo lus)
SAID YOU LOUSE |
The boss SAID to the loafer, "YOU LOUSE, why can't you be as DILIGENT as my other workers."
diligent sed=sit |
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SCURRILOUS (SKUR uh lus)
SCARE US |
When we were children, Farmer Brown would SCARE US away from his apple tre by SHOUTING COURSE LANGUAGE.
using course language |
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VITIATED (VISH ee ate ed)
VICIOUS |
The VICIOUS dictator DEBASED his entire nation with his perverted actions.
debased |
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VOICHSAFE (vowchSAFE)
VOUCH SAFE |
I VOUCHED for the employee accused of stealing from the SAFE until th evidence forced me to CONCEDE that he had done it.
concede |
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WAGGISH
(WAG ish) WAG |
The little dog WAGGED his tail as though he understood his master's JOKES.
fond of making jokes |
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TEMERARIOUS (TEM uh RARE ee us)
TIMID RARE US |
When we were young, a TIMID word was RARE among US RECKLESS fellows.
reckless |
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TENDENTIOUS (ten DEN chus)
TENDENCY US |
The teacher's TENDENCY to favor US over the other students drew criticism that she was BIASED.
biased |
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SYCOPHANT (SIK uh funt)
SICK ELEPHANT |
Although the 300-pound heiress had all the grace of a SICK ELEPHANT, her suitors FLATTERED her about her dancing.
flatterer |
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SINE QUA NON (SIN eh kwah NAHN)
SEQUIN |
The fashion designer considered SEQUINS to be an ESSENTIAL FAXTOR in ladies' formal wear.
essential factor |
