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19 Cards in this Set
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Maniac |
A person exhibiting extreme symptoms of a wild behavior, especially when violent and dangerous |
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Suffice |
Used to indicate that one is saying enough to make one's clearallergy |
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Allergy |
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance especially pollen, fur, or dust to which it has become hypersensitive |
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Finicky |
Showing or requiring great attention to detail |
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Grates |
Iron bars or cage work across |
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Solitude |
The state or situation of being alone |
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Rant |
Speak or shout at length in a wild impassioned way |
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Contortions |
The state of being contorted (twist or bend out of its normal sha |
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Rickety |
Suffering from rickets (wobbly shaky or unsteady |
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Repertoire |
A stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or performer is prepared to perform |
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Prepostrerous |
Utterly absurd or ridiculous; contrary to reason or common sense |
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Languished |
Fail to make progress or be sucessful |
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Replicas |
An exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale |
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Desolation |
A state of complete emptiness or destruction |
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Feat |
An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength |
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Extort |
To obtain by force threats or other unfair needs |
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Gauntlet |
A form of punishment or torture in which people armed with sticks or other weapons arrange themselves in two lines facing each other and beat the person forced to run between them. |
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Gauntlet |
A form of punishment or torture in which people armed with sticks or other weapons arrange themselves in two lines facing each other and beat the person forced to run between them. |
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Illusion |
A thing that is wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses |
