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25 Cards in this Set
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lout
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a stupid, rude, or awkward person
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provoke
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to excite to anger
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boorish
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a crude or impolite person
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defect
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a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection
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abandon
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1: to give up completely
2: to withdraw from often in the face of danger 3: to withdraw protection, support, or help from |
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cunning
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1:very good or very clever at using special knowledge or skills or at getting something done
2:showing keen understanding 3:marked by deception and trickery 4:pretty |
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fissure
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1:a narrow opening or crack
2:a narrow natural space between body parts or in the material making up an organ |
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disperse
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1:to cause to become spread widely
2:to subject to dispersion 3:to move in different directions |
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outlndish
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of strange appearance or manner : BIZARRE
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crux
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the most important point
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strggle
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to wander from a course or way:ROVE, STRAY
2:to trail off from others of its kind |
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alien
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1:relating or belonging to another country
2:holly different in nature or character |
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palette
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1:a thin usually oval board or tablet with a hole for the thumb at one end used by a painter to lay and mix pigments on
2:the colors put on the palette |
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dodder
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1:to tremble or shake from weakness or age
2:to go in a shaky or feeble way |
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customary
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1:based on or established by custom
2:commonly done, observed, or used |
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pungent
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1 : sharply exciting to the mind
2 : causing a sharp or irritating sensation |
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devise
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1:to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles
2:to give |
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adroit
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having or showing great skill or cleverness
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tact
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the ability to deal with others without offending them
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erect
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1:straight up and down
2:straight in posture 3:directed upward 4:being in a state of physiological erection |
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infinite
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1:being without limits of any kind
2:seeming to be without limits 3:lying or being beyond or being larger than any number no matter how large |
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zest
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1:a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit used as a flavoring
2:a quality that increases enjoyment 3:keen enjoyment |
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concoct
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1:to prepare by combining various ingredients
2:to think up |
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boundless
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having no boundaries or limits
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impurity
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1:the quality or state of being impure
2:something that is impure or that makes impure |
