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15 Cards in this Set
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implore
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v.
to beg |
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infernal
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adj.
damned; underworld |
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quarantine
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n.
a period of time when a person or an animal that may be carrying diease is kept seperate so disease does not spread |
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whet
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v.
sharpen esp. by rubbing with a store |
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parch
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v.
1) to make extremely dry 2) to dry or roast by exposing to heat |
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abject
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adj.
1) brought low in condition or status 2) being most miserable kind 3) hopeless and downtrodden |
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wanton
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adj.
immortal, careless, cruel |
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fare
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v.
1) to get along 2) to go or happen 3) to travel; go n. |
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avail
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n.
good result; advantage v. be of use or advantage |
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render
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v.
1) to submit or present, as for consideration 2) to give or make available 3) to surrender or relinquish 4) to present in verbal form 5) to present in a drawing, esp. in perspective 6) to express in another language 7) to deliver or pronounce fomally 8) to cause to become |
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trepidation
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n.
anxiety, worry |
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tawny
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n.
a lighht brown to brownish orange |
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deft
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adj.
effortlessly skillful |
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equivocal
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adj.
uncertain; ambiguous, doubtful nature |
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exorcise
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v.
remove evil from sb. |