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20 Cards in this Set
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alias
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(N) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's idetity; (ADJ) otherwise called
S pseudonym A real name, given name, legal name |
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Amble
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(V) to walk slowly, stroll
S sanunter A gallop |
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burly
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(ADJ) big and strong; muscular
S strapping A weak |
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distort
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(V) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape
S disfigure |
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dogged
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(ADJ) persistent, stubbornly determend, refusing to give up
S untiring A faltering |
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dumbfounded
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(ADJ) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered
S speechless A unsurprised |
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extinct
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(ADJ) no longer in existence; no longer active; gone out of use
S died out A still alive |
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fossil
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(N) the pertified remains or traces of an animal or plant that lived in the past
S relic |
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grit
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(N) very fine sand or gravel
S dirt A timidity |
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inevitable
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(ADJ) sure to happen
S fated A avoidable |
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ingrained
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(ADJ) fixed deeply and firmly; working into the grain or fiber
S deep-seated A skin-deep |
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meteoric
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(ADJ) resembling a metor in speed
S brilliant A slow |
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parody
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(N) a humorous or ridiculous imitation
S satire |
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rend
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(V) to tear to pieces
S cleave |
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replinish
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(V) to fill again
S fill A empire |
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rummage
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(V) to search through, investigate the cotents of
S delve |
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Prevail
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(V) to trumph over, to succeed
S win A go under |
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skimp
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(V) to save, be trifty
S scrimp A lavish |
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Sleuth
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(N) a detective
S investigation |
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Vandalism
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(N) deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
S willful destruction |
