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70 Cards in this Set
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defenseless |
unable to fight against danger
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outwit
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to be smarter than someone else
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succeed
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to do a job well; to carry out something desired or attempted
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great odd
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things that will usually make a person fail in his/her actions
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cruel
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unkind; evil and mean; causing suffering
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deliver
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to take and turn over to someone or at some place
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slave
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a person who is owned by someone else
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descendants
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members who come from the same ancestor
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phrases
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sentences that are said often
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storyteller
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a person who tells stories
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round my knee
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around me
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earth
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the world
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belong to
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to be the property of; to be owned by
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royal stool
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a stool (a chair that has no back) belonging to a king or queen
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spun
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to spin; to make into thread or cloth
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web
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a spider’s house; a network of threads and string
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leopard
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a large and fast spotted animal, usually found in Africa
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hornet
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a large, flying insect that can bite people in a painful way
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fairy
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a magical flying creature, usually a female, that can sometimes do magic
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gladly
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happily
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chuckle
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to laugh in a quiet way
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weak
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not strong; having no power
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merely
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only; just
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demand
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to ask for something in a very hard, serious way
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jungle
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a forest with tropical plants
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path
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a track made by or for walking
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reply
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to answer
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binding
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tying together
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fond
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liking very much
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vine creeper
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a long, thin stem that climbs on something for support
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growl
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to make a sound like that of an angry dog or bear
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plan
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to make a plan to do something later
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turn
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one’s time to do something
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hung
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to hang; to tie something up
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frond
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a leaf
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calabash
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the hard outside of a fruit, used as a cup or bowl; a gourd
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tatter
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to rip into small pieces
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hum
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to sing in a long, low sound
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gourd
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the hard outside of a fruit, used as a cup or bowl
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carve
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to make by cutting; to cut into a shape
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wooden
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made of wood
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sticky
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holding onto or attaching to things, like glue
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latex |
a soft rubber that comes from different kinds of trees
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gum
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a sticky glue that comes from a tree
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yam
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an edible root that is similar to sweet potato
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flamboyant
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very bright and colorful
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bush
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a kind of tree that is close to the ground
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seem
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to look like
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nod
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to move the head down and up, usually to say yes
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angered
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made angry by something
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stir
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to move a little
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slap
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to hit with the open hand
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crying place
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a face
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unless
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except on the condition that
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silent
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quiet; making no sound
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stuck fast
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to stick fast; to stick very hard to something
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furious
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very angry
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captive
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a prisoner; a person who is caught by someone else
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noble
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a person who has a high position but under kings and princes
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court
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a group of men and women who help a king or queen
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address
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to talk to someone; to deliver a formal speech to
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praise |
good words about someone or something
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command
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to order someone to do something
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forever
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for all time
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proclaim
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to say something important
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village
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a small town, usually in the country
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scatter |
to go everywhere
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corners of the world
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everywhere in the world
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relate
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to tell a story
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elsewhere |
in another place or to another place |
