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16 Cards in this Set
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assail
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attack
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foil
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1. baffle
2. fencing sword 3. thin sheets of metal |
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skein
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thick coil (yarn)
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fallow
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left unplanted
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hogshead
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large barrel used to ship products
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spurn
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refuse scornfully
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assimilate
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1. take in, such as a culture
2. to understand fully |
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deposit
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1. to leave
2. put in the bank 3. money put in the bank 4. minerals laid down by nature |
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ostentatious
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showy
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morose
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gloomy
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chartable
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generous
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emulate
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try to equal or do better than
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mishap
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accident
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tremor
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slight shaking (earthquake) or (hands of an old or sick person)
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touchy
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easily angered
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patriot
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person who loves her country
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