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35 Cards in this Set
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residential |
designed for people to live in
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scalded |
injure with very hot liquid or steam |
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cur |
an aggressive dog or one that is in a poor condition, especially a mongrel
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coaxing |
to persuade someone |
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dormant |
sleepy or tired
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caress |
touch or stroke gently or lovingly |
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sparsely |
thinly dispersed or scattered |
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corn crib |
a bin or ventilated building for storing unhusked ears of corn |
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Ozarks |
mountains |
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game |
an animal's prey |
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grieve |
to suffer "She grieved for her father." |
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bawling |
shout or call out noisily |
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baying |
shout loudly, typically to demand something |
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muzzle
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covering a horse's or dog's snout |
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festered |
become septic, suppurate |
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prowl |
move around restlessly |
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haunches |
rump of an animal |
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urgency |
nervousness in someone's voice |
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quavering |
shaking or trembling in someone's voice |
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horehound |
candy, sweet |
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depot |
a place to store large quantities of something |
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riffle |
shallow water |
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briers |
any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs |
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gunny sack |
inexpensive bag |
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bolts |
cloth such as a towel |
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sorghum |
a major source of grain and of feed livesack |
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fiendish |
evil |
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splinter |
break or cause to break into small sharp fragments |
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snickered |
laughing evily |
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ooze |
slowly seep out of something |
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gritted |
clench together |
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anvil |
a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top |
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provisions |
the act of supplying something |
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adoration |
deep love and respect |
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bribery |
offering something for something else in return |
