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23 Cards in this Set
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LADEN
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Definition: adj. loaded down
Sentence: backpack was laden with books |
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BARREN
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Definition:adj. unable to support growth-like a barren lot
Sentence:barren lot |
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MARVEL
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Definition:n. wonder v. be amazed
Sentence: skyscraper was a marvel to look at. I marvled the skyscraper |
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FORTIFIED
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Definition:strengthened and protected-
Sentence:pasta b4 soccer game |
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LUSTROUS
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Definition:adj, shining
Sentence:Lustrous nymph |
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INDIGNATION
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Definition:n. anger
Sentence:I felt indignation when the seniors pushed around the helpless Freshman. |
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DEFT
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Definition:adj, agile, clever
Sentence:The deft soccer players used their technique to beat their bigger, faster opponents. |
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REFUGE
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Definition:n, a place to hide, have privacy
Sentence:The stray cat took refuge in an old cardboard box to keep warm |
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BEGUILED
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Definition:v. to fool
Sentence:The magician beguiled his audience in the performance. |
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COAX
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Definition:v. persuade
Sentence:My mother must coax me into eating my vegetables. |
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SCOUR
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Definition:v, clean polish thoroughly
Sentence:The maid scoured the whole house in just a few minutes. |
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LITHE
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Definition:adj. flexible, graceful and slender
Sentence:The lithe ballerina was selected for the ball because of her flexibility. |
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EXULT
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Definition:v. be joyful
Sentence:I exulted when we won the tournament. |
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SUAVE
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Definition:adj. smoothly gracious or polite; polished; blandly ingratiating; urbane
Sentence:Pierce Brosnan could return as James Bond despite saying he had quit as the role of the suave spy. |
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RAPT
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Definition:adj, deeply engrossed
Sentence:Boswell says he's just rapt to have lasted the full distance |
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BRACKISH
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Definition: adj, somewhat salty
Sentence:The brackish lake is not a home for many fish. |
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SUPPLIANT
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Definition:n. beggar,
Sentence:to god fro example... |
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SPURN
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Definition:v. turn away, ignore
Sentence:I spurned the purple orange. |
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SEETHE
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Definition:v. to be very angry
Sentence:Pauline is seething with frustration that people have been keeping a secret from her. |
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CHURN
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Definition:v. mix up, beat
Sentence:How butter is made Butter is obtained by churning cream |
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WARY
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Definition:adj, careful, cautious
Sentence:She didn't want any further lectures from her mother about behaving like a lady on the boat, or being wary of strangers. |
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BRUSQUE
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Definition:adj. rude, brusque greeting
Sentence:Hi Sara, how are you doing, hi... |
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TACT
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Definition:n. cleverness, strategy
Sentence:tact in a soccer game, being polite but destroying opponent |
