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35 Cards in this Set
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furtive
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marked by quiet caution and secrecy
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dandle
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move up and down (like a baby)
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spate
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batch; large #
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blanch
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pale; turn pale w/ fear
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jodhpurs
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flared trousers ending @ the calves; worn w/ riding boots
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surreptitious
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furtive; marked by quiet caution and secrecy
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torrent
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downpour
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git
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person deemed a rotter; despicable, contemptible
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gullet
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esophagus
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wheedling
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influencing; urging by gentle caressing or flattering
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herald
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announce; foreshadow; presage
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presage
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foreboding
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rote
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memorization by repetition
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pachyderm
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nonruminant, hoofed animals that do not have 4 stomach chambers
i.e., elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses |
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nonruminant
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not cud chewing
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credence
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attitude that something's believable and should be accepted as true
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epithet
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defamatory name, word, or phrase
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grapple
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grapnel; tool w/ hooks (through a rope)
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sinews
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tendons
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lewd
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suggestive of moral looseness
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solicitous
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full of anxiety or concern
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querulous
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fretful; habitually complaining
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pinioned
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(of birds) having flight feathers
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incensed
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indignant (angered by something unjust)
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indignant
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angered by something unjust
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staunching
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stopping/checking blood flow
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Dowager's Hump
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hump behind the shoulders
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chirks
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tinkle; make or emit sound
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chenille
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soft, tufted cord used for embroidery
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tufted
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small clumps
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paragon
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ideal instance
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supplication
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invocation (prayer in a religious service)
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invocation
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prayer in a religious service; supllication
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tremulous
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quavering or quivering
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snifter
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globular glass with small top for Brandy
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