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10 Cards in this Set
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Elective
Collective |
A class of your choice.
I chose chorus as my elective. |
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Conviction
Addiction |
A fixed or strong belief.
People shouldn't litter instead they should find a garbage can a throw it away there. |
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Quiver
Shiver |
Vibrating quickly.
When my teacher yelled I quivered. |
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Bluff
Stuff |
To hope that someone believes the truth.
I was bluffing, but I hope she believed me when I said "I had a Royal Flush." |
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Scowled
Howled |
A sound like wailing.
I could hear the wind howling through the trees. |
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Portly
Cortly |
Heavy or fat.
He was a portly man, who wore a long-sleeve shirt and khaki's. |
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Linger
Stinger |
To continue to stay, delay leaving.
The fans lingered in the streets after the concert hoping to get the rockstars' autographs. |
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Sheepishly
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Embarrassed by having done something wrong or foolish.
I was sheepish when I got an answer wrong in math class. |
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Ferocity
Generousity |
A ferocious quality.
Some people have a ferocity. |
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Trudge
Smudge |
A walk where you stomp.
I trudged up the steps angrily to my room. |
