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11 Cards in this Set
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allotted
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the time was ________ for the tributes to visit their loved ones
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allot
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to give something to someone as a share or task
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placate
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he never got involved anymore; his job was to _______, to smooth, once it was all over.
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placate
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to make someone less angry or hostile
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incorrigible
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shot him an embarrassed smile and said, "You're _______"
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected,improved, or reformed
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insatiable
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in the Oil Belt, the roughnecks, the speculators, wildcatters, and tool pushers had money to wager and an _______ appetite for winning
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insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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rhetorical question
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luckily it seemed to be a ____ _____, as he was already en route to the fridge
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rhetorical question
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a question asked for effect with no answer expected
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en route
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during the course of a journey, on the way
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