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20 Cards in this Set
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apparel
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ap par el
(n) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (v) to put clothes on, dress up |
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besiege
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be siege
(v) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
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compress
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(v com press)
(n com press) (v) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (n) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
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denounce
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de nounce
(v) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
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dispatch
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dis patch
(v) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (n) an official message; promptness. speed, the act of killing |
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douse
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(v) to plunge into a liquid; drench; to put out quickly
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expressly
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ex press ly
(adv) plainly; in so many words; for a particular purpose |
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famished
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fam ished
(adj; part)suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
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forsake
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for sake
(v) to give up; renounce; to leave; abandon |
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gainful
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gain ful
(adj) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
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immense
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im mense
(adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
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inept
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in ept
(adj) totally without skill or appropriateness |
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ingenious
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in gen ious
(adj) showing remarkable originality; inventiveness; or resourcefulness; clever |
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instantaneous
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in stan ta ne ous
(adj) done in an instant; immediate |
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irk
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(v) to annoy; trouble; make weary
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libel
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li bel
(n) a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made (v) to write or publish such a statement |
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misgiving
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mis giv ing
(n) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
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oaf
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(n) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
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recede
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re cede
(v) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
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repast
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re past
(n) a meal; food |
