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15 Cards in this Set
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He was _____ that Garry had escaped. |
livid |
furiously angry |
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I'm ___ ___ ___ like Wile E Coyote |
peddling thin air |
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I _____ her feet and wrapped the blanket round her. |
chafed |
rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation. |
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He's so secretive - you'll have a hard time ____ any information out of him. |
prising |
obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty |
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I tried to ___ Joe's fingers away from the stick. |
prise |
use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something). |
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Fresh ____ steaks. |
sirloin |
good-quality beef cut from the loin. |
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The building survived the earthquake, but ____ ___. |
only just |
by a very small margin; almost not |
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There are a number of ____ which concern the validity of the assessment results. |
caveats |
a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations. |
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Eating pieces of braised ____ turned his stomach. |
offal |
the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food. |
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____ veal. |
Braised |
fry (food) lightly and then stew it slowly in a closed container. |
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A _____ comment. |
fatuous |
silly and pointless. |
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We must not support such _____ by arming them. |
despots |
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. |
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Universities offering an ____ mix of courses. |
eclectic |
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
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He turned angrily to ______ with Tommy. |
remonstrate |
make a forcefully reproachful protest. |
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An action arising from the process of ______. |
replevin |
a procedure whereby seized goods may be provisionally restored to their owner pending the outcome of an action to determine the rights of the parties concerned. |
