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24 Cards in this Set
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Acrid |
a bitter smell or taste |
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Bovine |
an animal in the cattle group (cows, bison, buffalo) |
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Constable |
a policeman (typically in a small town) |
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Cross |
angry |
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Ebb |
the movement of tidewater away from the land; recede |
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Elation |
extreme happiness or joy |
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Exasperated |
irritated; annoyed |
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Furrowed |
grooved or wrinkled |
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Gallows |
a frame from which convicted people are hanged |
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Illiterate |
unable to read or write |
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Jaunty |
cheerful, lively, self-confident |
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Kingfisher |
a brightly colored bird with a long, sharp beak |
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Marionette |
a wooden puppet that moves with strings |
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Melancholy |
very sad; depressed |
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Parson |
a member of the clergy (church person) |
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Petulance |
to be bad-tempered |
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Plaintive |
sad or mournful |
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Prostrate |
weakened; to be overcome |
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Roust |
to wake someone up |
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Rueful |
expressing sorrow or regret |
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Searing |
extremely hot; burning |
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Self-depreciation |
to be excessively modest; to put oneself down |
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Tangent |
a sudden change in your thoughts and actions |
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Threadbare |
thin or tattered cloth; shabby |
