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23 Cards in this Set
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Endeavored(adj)
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tried to achieve a goal
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Falteringly(adv)
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spoken hesitatingly or with a wavering voice
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Delusion(n)
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erroneous belief that is held despite evidence to the contrary
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Mackintosh(n)
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waterproof raincoat
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Bog(n)
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small swamp, wet, spongy ground
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Avaricious
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greedy for riches
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Malign
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evil in nature or effect
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Contentedly
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expressing happiness and satisfaction
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Talisman
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anything believed to have magical powers.
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Prosaic
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commonplace; ordinary
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Credulity
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tendency to believe to readily
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Dubiously
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hesitatingly
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Tempering (n)
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changing to make more suitable, usually by mixing with something
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Ingratiating (adj)
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acting in a way intended to win someone’s favor
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Scrutinized (v)
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examined carefully.
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Nouns
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people, places, things, and ideas
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Verbs
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show action or state of being.
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Adjectives
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describe nouns and tell which, whose, what kind, and how many.
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Adverbs
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describe verbs, other adverbs, adjectives, and phrases.
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Conjunctions
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join other words, phrases, or clauses.
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Interjections
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used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion.
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Prepositions
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relationship words that show how one noun relates to another noun.
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Pronouns
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replace a noun or a group of words used as a noun.
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