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24 Cards in this Set
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feisty
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touchy, excitable, quarrelsome
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tumbleweeds
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a densely branched plant that when withered break off their roots and tumble across the land with the wind.
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holler
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to yell or shout
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eerie
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spooky or scary
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sputtering
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to speak in a hasty or confusing fashion, to stammer
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squall
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a brief, sudden, and violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow.
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pungent
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with a very strong odor or smell
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hearthstones
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stones used to build a hearth on a fireplace
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wretched
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lonesome and miserable
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reins
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long leather straps used to guide a horse
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shuffling
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walking without picking up ones feet.
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squawk
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to utter a harsh scream or screech
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flax
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a plant with small blue flowers, used for the fiberto create ropes etc.
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energetic
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full of energy
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windbreak
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a row of trees, plants or bushes planted to prevent the wind from damaging a building such as a house or barn.
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paddock
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a small fenced in part of a field used by farmers or ranchers to contain livestock.
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whickering
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the sound made by a horse.
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pesky
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annoying, troublesome
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wild-eyed
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having a crazed look in one's eyes.
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mica
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a thin and brittle mineral
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peering
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looking intently, searchingly and with difficulty.
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petticoat
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a skirt, particularly a woman's slip or undergarment
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nasturtiums
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a plant having five broad petals that are usually yellow, orange, or red. Their pungent leaves and seeds are sometimes used as seasoning.
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primly
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with properness, neatness and precision to the point of affectation.
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