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30 Cards in this Set
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achieve
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verb: to succeed in doing; to gain by work
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seized
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verb: grabbed or captured
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briefly
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adverb: 1. for a short time
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diesel
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noun: a type oil-burning engine
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receiver
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noun:1. a person who receives
2. device that converts an electrical signal into a useful form;a telephone receiver |
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skied
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verb: slid downhill on two runners
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convenience
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noun: ease and comfort
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apiece
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adverb: for each person
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foreigner
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noun: a person from another country
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deceive
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verb: to make someone believe what is not true; mislead
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retriever
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noun: a dog trained to bring back animals hunted for sport
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protein
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noun: any of a large group of complex organic conpounds containing nitrogen that are essential to diet
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relieve
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verb: to lessen a burden or pain
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weird
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adjective: strange or mysterious
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conceited
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adjective: vain; having too high an opinion of yourself
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tyrant
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noun: a cruel ruler
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dye
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noun:a substance used to color cloth or hair
verb:to color something using dye |
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shyness
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noun: bashfulness; timidity
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dynasty
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noun: a succession of rulers in the same family
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rye
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noun: a grain used to make flour
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dynamic
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adjective: 1.energetic and vigorous
2. bold and bright |
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rhyme
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noun: a poem whose lines have similiar ending sounds
verb: to make the same ending sounds as another word |
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dying
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adjective: about to die
verb: ceasing to live |
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dyeing
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verb: coloring something using dye
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hydrant
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noun: a large pipe attached to a water main with a valve for fastening hoses
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dynamite
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noun: a powerful explosive
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typewriter
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noun: an office machine and a keyboard that prints letters
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testify
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verb: to declare, especially under oath in court
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ally
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noun:1.person or people who is a friend 2.verb: to join together for a common purpose
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nylon
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noun: a strong synthetic fiber
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