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25 Cards in this Set
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Muster |
A formal military gathering to examine or test soldiers. |
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Mucky |
Wet dirt or mud |
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Tartan |
A traditional Scottish cloth pattern of stripes in different colors and widths that cross each other to form squares |
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Spluttering |
To make a series short, loud noises like the noises of someone who is struggling to breathe |
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Banister |
A structure like a fence with a bar on top that is built along the side of a set of stairs |
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Presumed |
To think that something is true without knowing it is true |
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Desolate |
Lacking the people,plants,animals that make people feel welcome |
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Restrictions |
A law or rule that limits or controls something |
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Courgettes |
British for zucchini |
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Foreseeable |
Being such as may be reasonably anticipated |
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Priorities |
The condition of being more important than something or someone else and therefore coming or being dealt with first |
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Greengrocers |
A person who works in or owns a store that sells fresh vegetables and fruits |
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Commandants |
An officer who is in charge of a group of soldiers in the military |
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Inscription |
Words that are written on or cut into a surface |
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Conviction |
The act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime |
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Efficiency |
The ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials,time,or energy: the quality or degree of being efficient |
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Completing |
Add to something in a way that enhances or improves it, make perfect |
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Clambered |
To climb or crawl in an awkward way |
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Ergo |
Therefore,hence |
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Insolent |
Rude or impolite ; having or showing a lack of respect for other people |
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Irritability |
The quality of easily becoming angry or annoyed |
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Discarding |
To throw something away because it is useless or unwanted |
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Pecking |
Slightly hungry |
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Reverberated |
To continue in a series of quickly repeated sounds that bounce off a surface (such as a wall) |
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Frenzied |
Very excited or upset |