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19 Cards in this Set
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peculiar
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unusual, strange
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vanity
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excessive pride, especially in personal apperance
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vigorous
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displaying or using great energy
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colander
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a bowl shaped dish with holes in it.
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assaults
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physical or verbal attack
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submission
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a willingness to yiesld or surrender
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eddies
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a movement in a flowing stream of liquid or gas in which the current doubles back to form a small whirl.
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cavernous
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like or suggestive of a cavern, especially in being large dark deep and hollow
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disarray
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a disorganized and confused state
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elation
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a feeling of great happiness and excitement
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surge
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to increase strongly and suddenly
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decisively
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showing an ability to make desisions quickly, firmly, and clearly
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illiterates
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an offensive term meaning not able to read or write
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peril
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a source of possible or imagined harm
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immense
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huge
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shrugged
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to raise and drop the shoulders
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remorseless
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showing no pity or compassion
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lapse
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a break in continuity of something
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constricted
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to stop or slow down the flow of something such as air, liquid, or blood.
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