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37 Cards in this Set
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acute |
with a sharp point |
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acute |
keen and alert |
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acute |
sharp and severe
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acute |
rising quickly to a high point ad lasting for a short time |
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bluster |
to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way
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bluster |
to blow in stormy gusts
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bungle |
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
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bungle |
to ruin something through clumsiness |
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commentary |
a series of notes clarifying or explaining something |
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commentary |
an expression of opinion |
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duration |
the length of time something lasts |
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eerie |
causing fear because of strangenes |
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eerie |
weird, mysterious |
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facet |
one aspect or side of a subject or problem |
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facet |
of the cut surfaces of a gem |
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fidelity |
the state of being faithful |
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fidelity |
accuracy in details, exactness
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fray |
a brawl, a noisy quarrel |
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fray |
to wear away by rubbing |
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fray |
to make ragged
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headstrong |
willful, stubborn |
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inhabitant |
one living permanently in a given place |
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numb |
having lost the power of feeling or movement |
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numb |
to dull the feelings of |
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pacify |
to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
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ravenous |
greedy |
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ravenous |
very hungry |
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ravenous |
eager for satisfaction
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refute |
to prove incorrect |
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remorse |
deep and painful regret for one's past deeds |
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setback |
something that interferes with progress |
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setback |
a dissapointment |
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setback |
a steplike recession in a wall
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sumg |
overly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
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synopsis |
a brief statement giving the general view of a subject, book
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synopsis |
a summary |
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tarry |
to delay leaving, to linger, wait, remain or stay awhile |
