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8 Cards in this Set
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gelid
Jell - id |
Excteremly cold and icy |
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Voracious |
Having good and large carving or appetide |
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Eminent |
Very popular person |
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indiscriminate |
choosing at random without careful selection The indiscriminate spraying of pesticides add a new chapter, a new kind of havoc." Rachel Carson, Silent Spring |
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steeped |
soaked, drenched, saturated "Edward Francis had steeped himself in the internal mystery of the guinea pig." Paul De Kruif, Hunger, Fighters |
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replete |
completely filled or supplied with |
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Story |
The youngster who reads voraciously, though indiscriminately, does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices. A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning all there is to know in a very limited area. But books are replete with so many wonders that it is often discouraging to see bright young people limit their own experiences. |
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Convalesce |
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness |
