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45 Cards in this Set
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Affect
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To Bring About a change
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calculate
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To find the answer by using arithmatic or to figure out by reasoning.
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climate
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The average weather condition of an area.
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column
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A row of figures or words running down a printed page: anything arranged like that.
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decay
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To rot.
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exceed
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To be more than.
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forbid
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To order not to do something.
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grove
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A group of trees growing together with open space between them.
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limb
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An arm ,leg, or wing.
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mammoth
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Very large, huge.
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mature
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To become fully grown or developed.
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permit
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To allow.
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resist
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To refuse to give in to: to withstand.
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scorch
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To burn slightly
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tower
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To stand above or higher than what is around it.
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approach
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To go closer.
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burrow
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To dig a hole or tunnel into or under something.
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cease
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To stop: to come or bring to an end.
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destructive
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Causing harm or damage.
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drowsy
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Tired or sleepy.
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famished
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Very hungry
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forecast
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To figure out and say what will happen before it takes place.
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hibernate
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To spend the winter in a resting state.
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migrate
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To move from one country or region to another.
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nestle
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To settle down comfortably, as if in a nest.
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observe
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To see; to notice.
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prepare
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To make or get ready.
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reduce
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To make or become smaller or less.
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severe
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Very strict or harsh.
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venture
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To dare to do, to go, or to say.
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active
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Taking part; working.
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astound
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To suprise; to amaze.
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attend
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To go to or be present at.
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cherish
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To cling to an idea or feeling.
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contract
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To make an agreement that has the force of law.
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eager
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Wanting very muchq
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expose
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To make known.
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grace
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Beauty of form or movement.
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impose
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To force someone to accept or put up with.
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modest
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Not thinking too highly of oneself.
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parallel
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Lying in the same direction and always the same distance apart.
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paralyze
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To stop all movement or feeling in.
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pessimist
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A person who expects things to turn out badly.
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recite
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To say aloud before an audience, usually from memory.
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respond
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To answer.
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