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10 Cards in this Set
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asset
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noun
advantage our superior technology is an asset against terrorists |
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unfathomable
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adjective
unthinkable, not imaginable the length at which the Hoyts go to be happy and free is almost unfathomable |
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rivalry
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noun
struggle, competition their friendship was a hard one, laced with with a deep rivalry |
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gingerly
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adjective
cautiously, carefully he gingerly set down the vase |
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sagely
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adverb
sagaciously, shrewdly the elder nodded sagely |
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roguishly
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adverb
mischievously he glanced roguishly over his shoulder to make sure that the teacher had gone |
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incredulous
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adjective
doubting, disbelieving when she told him she had seen a unicorn he was incredulous |
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nonchalantly
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adverb
casually, without enthusiasm he nonchalantly wandered the halls because he had nowhere to go |
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abiding
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verb
bear with, concede, obey a policeman is very law-abiding |
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digested
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verb
assimilate food he slept while he digested the food |
