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23 Cards in this Set
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blistered
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A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation
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to console
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To allay the sorrow or grief of
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raspy
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Rough; grating.
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clunker
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A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap.
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a hernia
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The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture.
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to gawk
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An awkward, loutish person; an oaf.
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to render
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To submit or present, as for consideration, approval, or payment
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to wince
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To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
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pantomime
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The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions
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gangly
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Gangling.
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savor
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A distinctive quality or sensation
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haggard
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Wild or distraught in appearance.
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disheveled
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Marked by disorder; untidy
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apologetically
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Offering or expressing an apology or excuse
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utter
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To send forth with the voice
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allegiance
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Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause
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dote
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To show excessive fondness or love
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pensive
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Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful
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compel
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To force, drive, or constrain
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expulsion
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The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
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anachronism
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The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
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circuitous
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Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
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circumlocution
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A roundabout expression
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