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20 Cards in this Set
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Adverse
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ad verse
adj)unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile an adverse reaction |
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Manipulate
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me nip ye late
(v) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
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Maximum
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mak se mem
(n) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree |
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Mimic
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mim ik
(n) a person who does imitations: (v) to imitate; to make fun of |
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Ruffle
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ref el
(v) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through (n) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges, a ripple; a low drumbeat |
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Serene
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se ren
(adj) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
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Sheepish
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shep ish
(adj) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid |
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Stamina
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stam e ne
(n) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, endurance |
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Arid
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ar id
(adj) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull a region too arid for farming |
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Assailant
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e sa lent
(n) a person who attachks violently (with blows or words) injured by an unknown assailant |
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Billow
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bil o
(n) a large wave; (v) to rise or swell like a wave |
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Confront
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ken frent
(v) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge |
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Constrain
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ken stran
(v) to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
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Contemporary
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ken tem pe rer e
(adj) belonging tothe same period of time as oneself (n) a person of the same time |
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Depict
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di pikt
(v) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
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Disinterested
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dis in trest id
(adj) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
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Encompass
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en kem pes
(v) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
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Groundless
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graund les
(adj) without any good reason or cause, unjustified |
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Hypocrite
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hip e krit
(n) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is |
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Incomprehensible
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in kam pri hen se bel
(adj) impossible to understand |