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70 Cards in this Set
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Scavenge List 1 |
To clean waste from; to remove unwanted substances |
Bob was scavenging to try and find his baseball glove. |
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Immure List 1 |
To Lock up or confine |
They had confined the little hamster in his cage so he couldn't explore the house. |
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Gesticulate List 1 |
To show,express or direct through movement |
The magician was gesturing towards his face so he could trick the people. |
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Florescence List 1 |
The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms |
The spring time has a lot of flowers doing florescence |
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Uncommunicative List 1 |
Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions |
The spy was very uncommunicative when he was getting interrogated. |
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Crumple List 1 |
To gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
Steve crumpled up his paper and threw it at the teacher. |
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Swathe List 1 |
To wrap in swaddling clothes |
John had swathed up Joe's arm because he had a huge scratch. |
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Irrelevance List 1 |
The lack of relation of something to the matter at hand |
"Did you know that monkeys have tails" said Billy when the class was talking about Math. |
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Immerse List 1 |
Involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest |
Jill had immersed herself into the 650 page book. |
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Submerge List 1 |
To put under water |
After Jacob had submerged under the water he swam 1 mile. |
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Whittle
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To cut small bits or pare shavings from |
The group of Boy Scouts were Whittling. |
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Underlay List 2 |
To place something under or beneath something else |
The carpet was underlay by the dirt and toys from the boy. |
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Discursive List 2 |
Tending to cover a wide range of subjects |
The teacher had discursive all of the plans for the semester. |
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Hiatus List 2 |
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
The boy had caused a hiatus in the middle of the school assembly. |
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Tensely List 2 |
In a stressed manner |
You could tell that the entire school was tense during Finals. |
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Snivel List 2 |
Cry or whine with snuffling |
The cat was sniveling when it had no food in it's food bowl. |
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Grass List 2 |
Lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. |
Scientists questioned if experiment #582 was acting like grass |
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Emboss List 2 |
To carve, mold, or stamp on a surface so that it stands out in relief. |
The scouts were embossing their leather projects for their merit badge. |
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Dangle List 2 |
To hang freely |
The flag dangled above the classroom |
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Impalpable List 2 |
Not predicable to the touch |
When they saw the ocean for the first time they were in a state of being impalpable. |
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Ludicrous List 3 |
Laughably and obviously absurd; foolish |
The bank robbery was very ludicrous. |
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Ineffectual List 3 |
Insufficient to produce a result; useless |
The old research was very ineffectual to the argument. |
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Jeer List 3 |
To abuse vocally; to taunt or mock |
The bully's jeered at the little boy in the corner |
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Inarticulate List 3 |
Incomprehensible to speak with clarity
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The man couldn't inarticulate because he hadn't had water in 2 days. |
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Leviathan List 3 |
something very large; giant sea creature in the bible |
The leviathan reached out and grabbed the villager. |
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Clamor List 3 |
a loud outcry; great expression of discontent |
The clamor of the crowd was very loud |
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Mutinously List 3 |
unruly, insubordinate or constituting a mutiny |
The crew had a mutinously plan for their captain. |
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Crestfallen List 3 |
Dispirited and depressed; dejected |
Many students were crestfallen when the saw the 100 page essay they had to do. |
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Impervious List 3 |
Incapable of being penetrated or affected |
The armor was impervious to almost every attack. |
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Enterprise List 3 |
An undertaking or business organization; Industrious |
The enterprise made sure to help children in need. |
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Egregious List 4 |
Extremely bad |
The scouts who threw the pin-cones at the others were in a egregious amount of trouble |
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Odious List 4 |
Instilling hatred or intense displeasure |
The S.P.L. had given his A.S.P.L.'s a odious job of cleaning all of the dishes. |
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Prosaic List 4 |
Plain, lacking liveliness |
The board game they played was very prosaic. |
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Vex List 4 |
To confuse or annoy |
My little brother, vexed me until I would let him play the game. |
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Capricious List 4 |
Subject to whim, fickle |
The little kids were very capricious when the teacher entered the room. |
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Assiduous List 4 |
Hard-Working, diligent |
The students seemed very assiduous with their homework, but they really were just on their phones. |
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Feral List 4 |
Wild, savage |
The feral beast attempted to climb out of the glass cage. |
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Decry List 4 |
To criticize openly |
The adult leaders always decry when a scout has done something bad. |
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Burnish List 4 |
To polish, shine |
They burnished the dresser before they sold it. |
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Zephyr List 4 |
A gentle breeze |
The zephyr was very quiet today. |
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Cerebral List 5 |
Of or relating to the brain |
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Susceptible List 5 |
Yielding readily to or capable of |
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Impediment List 5 |
Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress |
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Woe List 5 |
Misery resulting from affliction |
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Whimper List 5 |
Cry weakly or softly |
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Perseverance List 5 |
Persistent determination |
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Persistent List 5 |
Never-ceasing |
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Ambidextrous List 5 |
Equally skillful with each hand |
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Minion List 5 |
Servile or fawning dependant |
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Decrepit List 5 |
Worn and broken down by hard use |
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Half-Breed List 6 |
Offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races |
Most people who play D&D have made a half-breed character. |
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Vow List 6 |
Promise |
All politicians do is break their vows when they get into office |
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Pummel List 6 |
Strike, usually with the fist |
The bullies pummeled the younger students, then got sent to detention |
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Stroll List 6 |
Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim |
The dog went on a stroll around the neighborhood |
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Bureau List 6 |
An administrative unit of government |
There are many bureaus in America |
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Impending List 6 |
To lose in time; about to occur |
The impending doom of the D&D group having to face a dragon came much sooner then they thought |
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Rummage List 6 |
Search haphazardly |
My younger brother always has to rummage through his room to find a pair of headphones in the morning. |
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Petrify List 6 |
To change into stone |
The petrified wood looked more like a shiny pebble then anything else. |
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Articulate List 6 |
Characterized by clear expressive language |
Most people I know don't articulate with their characters |
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Tautology List 6 |
A statement that is necessarily true |
"Why are giving us all of this tautology, Bob?" |
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Illiterate List 7 |
Not able to read or write |
Some small town are illiterate. |
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Dilate List 7 |
To make or become wider |
I went to the eye doctor and they made my eyes dilate. |
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Redundancy List 7 |
Repetition of an act needlessly |
I belong to the department of redundancy department. |
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Secede List 7 |
Withdraw from an organization or polity |
I don't understand why you secede from the club officers. |
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Monotonous List 7 |
Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch |
The announcements are always in monotonous voice. |
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Mode List 7 |
A particular functioning condition or arrangement |
They were in the mode for the soccer game. |
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Subtle List 7 |
Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze |
Most people have a hard time picking up on subtle clues. |
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Earnest List 7 |
Showing sincere and intense conviction. |
Were they truly earnest? |
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Taut List 7 |
Pulled or drawn tight |
Did you make sure the drawstring was taut? |
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Retroactive List 7 |
Affecting things past |
That is very Retroactive. |
