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40 Cards in this Set
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apparel
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(n.)clothing, dress, or decoration.
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besiege
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to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
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compress
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to press together; to reduce in size or volume; or a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
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denounce
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to condemn openly; to accuse formally
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dispatch
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to send off or out for a purpose; to kill, or a message; or promptness, speed
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douse
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drench; put into liquid
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expressly
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plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
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famished
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suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something
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fosake
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to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
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gainful
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profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
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immense
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very large
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inept
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without skill
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ingenious
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originality, inventiveness
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instantaneous
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done in an instant
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irk
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to annoy, trouble, make weary
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libel
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a statement that unfairly harms the reputation of a person
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misgiving
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feeling of fear
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oaf
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a stupid person
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recede
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move backward
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repast
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a meal, food
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attire
undress |
apparel
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pressure
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besiege
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shrink
expand |
compress
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criticize
acclaim |
denounce
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slay
withhold |
dispatch
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soak
dry out |
douse
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clearly
accidentally |
expressly
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hungry
full |
famished
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desert
keep |
forsake
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paying
nonpaying |
gainful
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gigantic
small |
immense
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clumsy
skillful |
inept
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imaginative
unimaginative |
ingenious
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speedy
slow |
instantaneous
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bother
delight |
irk
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smear
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libel
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worry
assurance |
misgiving
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bonehead
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oaf
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go back
advance |
recede
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victuals
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repast
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