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20 Cards in this Set
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Satchel
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A small bag
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Careening
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To lurch or swerve while in motion
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Gaunt
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Thin and bony
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Urchin
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A playful or mischievous child
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Lambasting
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To thrash or beat
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Mongrel
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An animal of mixed breed
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Jackals
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Wild dogs of Africa
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Carrion
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Decaying flesh of dead animals
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Prone
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Lying with the front or face downward
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Pelting
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To strike repeatedly
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Portal
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A doorway, entrance or gate
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Exuberance
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Full of joy or enthusiasm
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Reprisal
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Retaliation or pay back for injury or damage
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Ludicrous
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Ridiculous
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Extort
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To obtain from another by threat or force
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Protruding
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Pushing or thrusting outward
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Gauntlet
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An attack from all sides
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Diverged
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Extended in different directions from a common point
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Trestle
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A horizontal beam used as support
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Amplified
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Enlarging or extending
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