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25 Cards in this Set
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omen
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-a happening believed to be a sign or warning of some future event
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cultivatte
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-to prepare land for the raising of crops b : to loosen or break up the soil
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evasive
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-tending or meant to evade
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palisade
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-a stout high fence of stakes especially for defense
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dismantle
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-to take to pieces
-to strip of furniture and equipment |
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candid
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-marked by or showing sincere honesty
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rift
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-an opening made by splitting or separation : CLEFT b : a normal geological fault
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indulge
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- to give in to one's own or another's desires
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slipshod
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-very careless
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curb
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-an enclosing border (as of stone or concrete) often along the edge of a street
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muzzle
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-the nose and jaws of an animal
-a cover for the mouth and jaws of an animal used to keep it from biting |
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sincere
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-trustworthy, straightforward
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vagabond
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-moving about with no fixed home
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coddle
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-to cook slowly in water below the boiling point
-to treat with extreme care or kindness |
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dowdy
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-not neatly or well dressed or cared for
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abyss
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-a gulf so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured
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deprive
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-to take something away from
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ungainly
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-clumsy or awkward
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bond
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-something that holds two things together
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imposter
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-a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive
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waver
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-to go back and forth between choices
-to weave or sway to or fro -to move unsteadily |
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crafty
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-skillful at deceiving others
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dwelling
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-to stay for a while
-to live in a place -a house -to keep attention directed |
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teeter
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-to move unsteadily
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musty
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-tasting or smelling of dampness and decay
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