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30 Cards in this Set
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_____ to promote growth;food
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nourishing
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______ to burn without a flame
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smoldering
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____ to skip lightly along a surface ; like across water
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skittered
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_____ having the characteristics of a city
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citified
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_____ to move one self up a pole
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shinnied
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____related to the earliest age
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primitive
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_______ far removed in space
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remote
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______ not able to eat or consume
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nonedible
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_____ the claws of a bird
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talons
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____ pleasing to taste
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savory
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_____ biting or bitter in taste or odor
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acrid
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_____ vallies
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dales
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______ frisky; playful
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coltish
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_____ an article intended for use in work.
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implements
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_____ a short, stiff hair; like the hair of a pig
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bristles
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____ a solid bulblike underground stem
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corm
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________ a noose used to catch animals.
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snare
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________to labor or make an effort
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exertion
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______to move unsteadily; to wobble
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teetered
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______something containing a starch
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starchy
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_______ a rim used for strength; usually attached to another object
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flanges
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______being lean and full of energy
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wiry
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______a noisy commotion
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rumpus
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______one being in charge of something
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warden
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________being bold and flippant
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saucy
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________ related to plants
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botanical
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________ marked with small spots
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dappled
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________a feather just emerging through the skin
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pinfeathers
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_______to share or move with a slight tremble
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quiver (verb)
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_______ a case that holds arrows
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quiver (noun)
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