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126 Cards in this Set
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Indifferent |
1. having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
2. neither good nor bad; mediocre. |
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Zealous |
filled with, or inspired by, intense enthusiasm.
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Awkward |
1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
2. causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience. |
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Enthusiastic |
having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
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Practical |
what is real or obvious
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Convenient |
involving little trouble or effort
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Assist |
to give support of help |
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Interfere |
to collide with; to be opposed to |
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Immense |
huge or beyond measure, especially in size or degree |
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Support |
care, helping |
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Enormous |
great in size, bigger than, larger than |
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microscopic |
many tiny pieces, specks, little |
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ascend |
to go up |
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descend |
to move from higher to lower, to go down |
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among |
in the midst of or in the company of |
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soar |
to fly above |
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amid |
middle of |
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between |
to choose, to compare options |
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gallant |
spirited, brave, courageous |
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clench |
to hold fast, to close tightly |
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unfasten |
to make loose |
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courageous |
brave |
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coward |
scare, weak |
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cling |
to stick to, to pull |
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dismiss |
to send away |
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diverse |
unlike, differing from one another |
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similar |
having the same qualities |
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summon |
to send for |
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hail |
to call out |
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various |
of different kinds |
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peek |
to look quickly or cautiously |
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faint |
weak, dizzy, likely to collapse |
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stout |
strong |
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glimpse |
look at |
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gaze |
to stare |
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feeble |
weak |
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slender |
thin, slim |
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narrow |
of slender width |
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slight |
thin, delicate |
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horrid |
disgusting |
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awful |
unpleasant |
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dreadful |
unpleasant |
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prompt |
ready and quick to act |
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urgent |
calling for immediate attention |
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rapid |
very fast |
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vast |
very great in size |
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considerable |
large in size |
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extensive |
having a wide or large range |
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adore |
to be fond of |
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critical |
vital, important |
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essential |
important in the highest degree |
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respect |
to consider worthy |
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regard |
to have a high opinion of |
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necessary |
important, absolutely needed |
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annual |
happening yearly |
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splendid |
very impressive, very good |
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courteous |
very polite, showing respect |
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anxious |
scared, afraid to |
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clutch |
to hold tightly |
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wedge |
to squeeze in a tight space |
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expose |
to leave something without protection, reveal |
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bulge |
to stick out, over-fill |
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perch |
be on something high up |
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splendor |
great, impressive beauty |
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seep |
flow slowly through |
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crafty |
clever in a dishonest way |
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bashful |
nervouse, awkward, or shy |
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tremendous |
surprising size or power |
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inflict |
cause someone to experiencee something painful |
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vale |
a valley |
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yonder |
over there |
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lodging |
temporary place to sleep |
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attract |
to pull toward, to draw near |
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climate |
average weather conditions of a given region |
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community |
a group of living things in one place |
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conduction |
movement of heat or electricity through something |
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consumer |
a living thing that eats other living things |
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energy |
the ability to do work |
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repel |
to force objects apart |
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force |
energy put forth |
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dense |
thick, having a high mass |
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friction |
force that slows moving things |
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induction |
getting shocked by being near something |
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population |
a group of people or animals |
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producer |
living thing that makes food for other living tihings |
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pressure |
application of force |
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scavenger |
an organism that feeds on dead matter |
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resistance |
force that stops something |
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shock |
zap of electricity |
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innate |
something known at birth |
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rage |
to be out of control |
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neglect |
to give little time to |
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scarce |
lacking, not plentiful |
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scuttle |
scurry |
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swarm |
to gather around |
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vice |
weakness or fault |
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parched |
thirsty |
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merit |
worth or value |
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seldom |
not often |
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stagger |
move in an unsteady manner |
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tread |
to walk over |
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remedy |
cure ot treatment |
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weary |
worn out, tire |
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brood |
to think anxiously about something |
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toil |
to work long and hard |
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hostile |
unfriendly, mean |
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endure |
to allow patiently |
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glum |
sad, gloomy |
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hiss |
make a sharp "sss" sound, show disapproval |
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splash |
to make liquid fall or hit something |
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grumble |
to mutter discontent |
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patter |
to talk quickly |
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zoom |
to speed with a buzz |
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trickle |
to fall in drops |
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crystal clear |
easy to understand |
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heart of stone |
mean, cruel in nature |
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peachy |
great |
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hotheaded |
quick tempered |
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wet blanket |
someone who spoils th fun |
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piece of cake |
easy |
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blind as a bat |
having poor eye sight |
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busy as a bee |
very busy working |
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clear as mud |
hard to understand |
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sleep like a log |
sleep soundly |
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run like the wind |
run super fast |
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packed like sardines |
packed tightly |