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13 Cards in this Set
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definitive
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conclusive
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uxoricide
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the act of killing one's wife
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travesty
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bad or grotesque imitation
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indeterminate
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dangerous, risky
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sui generis
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unique
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precarious
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vague
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semifinal
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Base: semi- half or partly
Base: fin- end, limit |
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verdict
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Base: ver- true
Base: dict- to say |
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The anxious executive uttered a frustrated BLANK as the policeman pulled him over.
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BLANK- imprecation
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Her Olympic skating BLANK slipped on the ice and sprained his ankle.
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BLANK- partner
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The legendary Lizzie Borden supposedly committed BLANK using an ax.
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BLANK- parricide
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Sarah stood stone-still some sixty seconds in an example of BLANK.
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BLANK- alliteration
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Fido
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People sometimes have very strange names for their pets. Some have obvious origins like Lassie and Old Yeller. FID means faithful and you want your dog to be faithful.
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