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45 Cards in this Set
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alloy
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(v)
Think: Definition: to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior |
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appropriate
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(v)
Think: misappropriate funds Definition: to take for one's own use: confiscate |
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arrest
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(v)
Think: Arrested Development Defintion: to suspend; to engage; to hold one's attention |
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august
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(adj)
Think: Definition: majestoc; venerable |
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bent
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(n)
Think: bent on doing something Definition: leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency |
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broach
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to bring up or announce; to begin to talk about |
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brook
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to tolerate, endure, or countenance |
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cardinal
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(adj)
Think: The cardinal rule Definition: of great importance |
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color
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(v)
Think: discolored, to color hair Definition: to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect |
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damp
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(v)
Think: dampen someones spirit Defintion: to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound, etc. |
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die
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(n)
Think: Defintion: a part of a machine that punches shaped holes or cuts |
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essay
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to test or to try; to attempt or experiment |
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exact
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(v)
Think: to exact attention Defintion: to demand, call for, require or take |
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flag
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(v)
Think: Definition: to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline |
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flip
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(adj)
Think: Definition: sarcastic, impertinent |
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ford
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(adj)
Think: Defintion: too wade across the shallow part of a river or stream |
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grouse
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to complain or grumble |
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guy
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(n)
Think: Defintion: a cord or cable used to steady or guide something |
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intimate
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(v)
Think: Definition: to imply, suggest, or insinuate |
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list
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(v)
Think: Definition: to tilt or lean to one side |
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lumber
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(v)
Think: Definition: to move heavily and clumsily |
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milk
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(v)
Think: to milk someone of profits Definition: to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of |
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mince
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(v)
Think: mince words Definition: to pronounce or speak affectly; to speak too carefully; also, to tiny steps or tiptoe |
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nice
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(adj)
Think: Definition: exactly, fastidious; extremely, even excessively, precise |
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obtain
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to be established, accepted, or customary |
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occult
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(adj)
Think: Definition: hidden; concealed; beyonc comprehension |
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pedestrian
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(adj)
Think: Definition: commonplace; trite; unremarkable; quotidan |
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pied
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Think: Definition: multicolored, usually in blotches or patches |
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pine
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(v)
Think: Definition: to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn |
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plastic
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Think: think the plastics in the movie Mean Girls Defintion: moldable; pliable; not rigid Defintion: |
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prize
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(v/n)
Think: Definition: to pry; to press or force with a lever; something taken by force; spoils |
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rail
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(v)
Think: railing on someone Definition: to complain about bitterly |
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rent
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(adj)
Think: Defintion: torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such |
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quail
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to lose courage; to become frightened |
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qualify
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(v)
Think: Definition: to limit |
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sap
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to enervate or weaken the vitality of |
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scurvy
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(adj)
Think: Definition: contemptible; despicable |
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singular
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(adj)
Think: Definition: exceptional; unusual; odd |
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steep
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(v)
Think: Defintion: to saturate or completely soak |
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strut
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(n)
Think: Defintion: the supporting structural cross-part of a wing |
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tender
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(v)
Think: tender cash or dividends Definition: to proffer or offer; to give |
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waffle
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(v)
Think: Definition: to to equivocate; to change one's position |
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wag
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(n)
Think: wag the dog Definition: wit; joker |
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