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16 Cards in this Set
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Pocketbook |
A Woman's purse or handbag |
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Simultaneous interpreter |
Translator |
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Neurotic |
A person with neurosis(any of various functional disorders characterized by anxiety, compulsions, phobias, depression, dissociation,etc.) |
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Dybbuk |
The spirit of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and possesses it(in Jewish folklore); a demon |
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WAC |
Women's Army Corps |
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WAVES |
Woman appointed for voluntary emergency service-the woman's branch of the U.S. Navy |
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Pinned to |
Going-steady; practically engaged; when a young man gave his fraternity pin to a young woman, as an informal token of betrothal |
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Alcove |
A recess opening out of a room or a recessed space in a wall,as for a bed |
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Sanatorium |
A quiet resort, usually in the mountains, where people go to rest and regain strength, especially when recovering from tuberculosis in the early 20th century |
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Shorthand |
Any system of speed writing using quickly made symbols to represent letters, words and phrases |
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Boss |
A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling |
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Nonplussed |
Perplexed |
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Reproachful |
Expressing blame or disapproval |
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Wistful |
Longing pensively(dreamily thoughtful); expressing vague yearnings |
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Baleful |
Harmful; ominous; deadly; menacing or malign; threatening evil |
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Bell jar |
A cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and open base used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a controlled atmosphere or environment in science experiments |