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28 Cards in this Set
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appetite
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a desire or wish to eat food
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barometer
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an instrument that measures changes in air pressure. It is used to tell the kind of weather we can expect.
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code
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a method of writing or sending messages so that they cannot be understood just by looking at them
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code
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a set of rules that tell how to act or behave
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crow
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a large black bird with a harsh, cawing cry
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crow
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the sound that a rooster makes
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dent
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a hollow place in a hard surface like metal that is made by its being struck
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dent
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to hit a hard surface like metal and make a hollow place there
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granite
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a very hard rock of a speckled gray-pink color that can be cut into blocks and used for building
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mental
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having to do with the mind
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wisp
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a small bunch or tuft of something like hair or hair
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wisp
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a puff or tiny cloud
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adopt
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to take into a family as a son or daughter
"My family adopted me." |
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adopt
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to take up an use or follow
"The school will adopt the new plan." |
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dairy
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a place where milk and cream are made into butter, cheese and other milk products
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dairy
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a farm where cows are kept to give milk
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dairy
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a store that sells milk and milk products
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detour
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a turning aside from the usual way of going
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detour
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(verb) to turn aside from the usual way of going
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discard
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to throw away or get rid of
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drowsy
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sleepy; about to fall asleep
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grain
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the small, hard seed of cereal plants such as corn and wheat
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grain
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a single tiny piece of something
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grain
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the markings or pattern on the surface of wood formed by the rings that make up the tree
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owe
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to have a debt to someone
"You owe me ten dollars." |
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owe
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to feel a need to do something in return for what has been done
"We owe those people a thank you." |
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pang
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a sudden, sharp pain or feeling
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traitor
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a person who helps the enemy of his or her country
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