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50 Cards in this Set
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CONSTITUTION
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STURDINESS
Her CONSTITUTION was such that she could eat anything she wanted at any tme and never get sick. |
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CONGESTION
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BLOCKED UP
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VIVACIOUS
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LIVELY
At the very beginning of the play, Kate was a VIVACIOUS young lady, who was full of joy and energy. |
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BENIGN
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HARMLESS
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OCULIST
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EYE DOCTOR
Another name for an eye doctor is an OCULIST |
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BADGERED
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ANNOYED OR BOTHERED
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BROACH
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INTRODUCE/BRING UP
"I'll thank you not to BROACH that subject again, Aunt Ev." |
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AFFLICTION
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SUFFER FROM
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IOTA
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INFINITESIMAL
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GOVERNESS
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PAID TUTOR
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OBSTINATE
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OBDURATE
MY dad is OBSTINATE that he will never change his mind about anything. |
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RESURRECTION
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RE-BIRTH
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TANTRUMS
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OUTBURST
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HUMBLE
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MODEST
In an effort to be HUMBLE, Sally never bragged about all of her wonderful accomplishments. She was quite modest. |
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VIRTUALLY
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ALMOST REAL
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GROPING
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FEEL
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DESICCATED
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DRYED UP
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DISHEVELED
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MESSY OR UNKEPT
Mrs. Engelbrecht thinks that boys who wear their shirts untucked look DISHEVELED |
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FAMISHED
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STARVING
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TEMPERANCE
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PATIENCE
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GIBBERISH
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NONSENSE
Sometimes mothers talk gibberish to their babies. |
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IMPAIRED
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HURT OR DISABLED
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NONPLUSED
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SPEECHLESS
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TYRANT
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LEADER / DICTATOR
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COMPUNCTION
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GUILT
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EN ROUTE
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ALONG THE WAY
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INTERMINABLY
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NEVER ENDING
Sometimes Friday afternoons seem INTERMINABLY long. |
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PARASOL
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UMBRELLA
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RAVAGED
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DESTROY
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CONTEMPLATES
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MUSE
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CRONE
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OLD WOMEN
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BUREAU
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DROORS
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ELUDE
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TO GET AWAY FROM
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RADICAL
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EXTREME
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ASYLUM
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MENTAL HOSPITAL
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ALMSHOUSE
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POOR HOUSE
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DT'S
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ADDICTIVE
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SIEGE
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CUTTING OFF SUPPLIES
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PAROXYSM
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RAGE/ SPAZM
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DIMINUTIVE
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SMALL
Sometimes a DIMINUTIVE ink spot is so tiny that it can hardly be seen. |
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BOON
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EXTRA
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DEVOUTNESS
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PASSION/ DEVOTION
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PAINSTAKINGLY
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WORKING HARD/ EFFORT
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EXILE
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SEND AWAY ...GET RID OF
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FORLORN
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DEPRESSED
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INARTICULATE
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NOT SPEAK IT
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BLAND
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PLAIN/SIMPLE
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DISENGAGE
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SEPERATE /DISCONNECT
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TREPIDATION
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FEAR
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IMPERIOUS
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POWERFUL
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