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60 Cards in this Set
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astonish
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to surprise or amaze
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dainty
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small and fine in quality or appearance
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demonstrate
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to show by doing
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devote
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to give one's complete attention to a purpose or person
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envy
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a wish for something that someone else has
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flinch
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to move back suddenly in fear
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grieve
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to feel deep sorrow; to be filled with sadness
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opponent
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a person who is against one in a contest, game, or argument
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organize
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to arrange according to a system
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perform
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to play, recite, or entertain before an audience
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propose
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to suggest
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reputation
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what people generally think about a person or thing
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resent
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to feel anger or annoyance at
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scarce
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in short supply; not plentiful
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surplus
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the amount that is more than is needed
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ail
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to cause sickness, pain, or trouble
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banish
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to force someone out of the country
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communicate
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to make known; to give or exchange information
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console
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to make less sad; to comfort
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cower
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to shrink from, as if from fear
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deliberate
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carefully thought out; not hasty
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depth
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distance from top to bottom or front to back; deepness
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desire
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to wish for; to want very much
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livelihood
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the means of supporting oneself
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misfortune
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bad luck; trouble
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orphan
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a child whose parents are dead
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precipice
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a very high and steep cliff
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regain
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to get back
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slay
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to kill violently
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symptom
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a sign of something
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annual
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happening every year
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artificial
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made by human beings and not by nature
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blend
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to come or mix together into one
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bore
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to make a round hole in by drilling
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considerable
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great; large
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crude
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raw; in an unrefined state
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evaporate
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to change from water into steam or vapor
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foliage
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the leaves of trees and other plants
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gash
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a long, deep cut
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hue
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a color; especially a shade of color
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increase
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to make or become larger; to add to
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nourish
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to feed; to support or make grow
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vary
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to make or have a change in
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vision
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eyesight
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yield
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to give up someone or something; to surrender
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ability
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power or knowledge; skill
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amiable
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friendly; good natured and pleasant
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bliss
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complete joy or happiness
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caress
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to touch in a tender or loving way
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clutch
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to grasp or hold tightly to
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coax
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to persuade or urge in a gentle way
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furious
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very, very angry
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gesture
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a movement of the arm or hand
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mope
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to be sad and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure
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prefer
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to like better; to choose first
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recover
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to get back to a normal state; to get well again
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replace
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to take the place of
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request
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to ask for
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seperate
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to set or keep apart
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shun
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to take special pains to avoid; to keep away from
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