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33 Cards in this Set
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waif
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a homeless person
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waive
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to give up a right
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wan
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pale
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wangle
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to manipulate
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wastrel
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a spendthrift
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wax
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to grow in size or intensity
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weighty
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of utmost importance
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wend
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to direct one's way
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wheedle
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to coax or persuade
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whet
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to stimulate or make sharp
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wean
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to transfer (the young) from the mother's milk to another form of nourishment
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willful
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stubborn
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windfall
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unexpected good fortune
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winsome
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attractive
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withall
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in spite of all; nevertheless
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wizened
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withered
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wolfish
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ferocious
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wont
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accustomed to, used
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workaday
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ordinary, everyday
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wraith
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a ghost
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wrangle
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to quarrel
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wrest
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to take away by force
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wroth
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angry
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wrought
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produced or shaped
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wry
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ironic, a twist on the face
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xyloid
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pertaining to wood
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yen
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an intense desire
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yoke
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to join together; to link
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zany
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comical; clownishly crazy
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zenith
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the highest point
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zeitgeist
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the intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age/epoch
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zephyr
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a mild breeze
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zest
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a hearty enjoyment
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