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20 Cards in this Set
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ailment
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a sickness or illness
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boisterous
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cheerfully load
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coax
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to influence or persuade by using kindness
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cringe
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to shrink in fear, pain, or danger
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determination
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having great purpose
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distraught
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irrational; upset
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dual
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made up of two parts
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entrust
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to turn something over to someone else’s care
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generator
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a machine used to make electricity from mechanical energy
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humiliation
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a lowering of self-respect
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invigorate
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to fill with energy and life
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marine
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1. of or found in the sea
2. produced by the sea 3. a person serving in the United States Marine Corps |
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oddly
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1. in a peculiar or an unusual manner
2. weirdly |
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parallel
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1. the same distance apart at every point
2. similar |
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presume
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1. to assume
2. to take for granted |
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relations
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the connection or association between persons, groups, or countries
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shrill
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having sharp, high pitch or sound
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strenuous
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1. very forceful
2. active |
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variable
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1. changeable
2. uncertain 3. something that is likely to change |
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wistful
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1. longing
2. yearning |
