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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj)with a sharp point;keen and alert;sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
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acute
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(v)to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stromy gust;(n)speech that is loud and threatening
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bluster
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(v)to act or work clumsily and awkwardly;to ruin something through clumsiness
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bungle
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(n)series of notes clarifying or explaining something;an expression of opinion
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commentary
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(n)the lenght of time that something continues or lasts
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duration
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(adj) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
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eerie
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(n)one aspect or side of a subject or problem;one of the surfaces or gem
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facet
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(n) the state of being faithful;accuracy in details,exactness
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fidelity
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(n) a brawl, a noisy quarrel;(v) to wear away by rubbinh; make ragged or warn; to strain, irritate
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fray
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(adj)willful, stubborn
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headstrong
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(n)one living permanetly in a given place
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inhabitant
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(adj)having lost the power of feeling or movement;(v) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
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numb
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(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
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pacify
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(adj)greedy;very hungry;eager for satisfaction
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ravenous
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(v)to prove incorrect
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refute
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(n)deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds;pangs of conscience
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remorse
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(adj)overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
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smug
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(n)a brief statement giving a general view of some subject book,etc; a summary
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synopsis
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(n)something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall
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setback
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(v)to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for awhile
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tarry
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