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18 Cards in this Set
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staple
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1. chief products
2. sugar, flour, salt, etc. 3. wire fastener |
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staple
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Verb: To fasten with a wire fastener
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deprive
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keep from having
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abyss
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deep hole or opening
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abysmal
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immeasurably great
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supple
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1.bending easily
2. adaptable |
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stigmatize
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give a bad name to
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immerse
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put into water or another liquid
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excel
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do better than others
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miniature
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1. very small
2. small portrait |
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scruple
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fell it wrong
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welt
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1. mark caused by getting hit
2. part of a shoe, the strip joining the upper to the sole |
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tumbrel
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heavy cart
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recoup
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to get back
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naive
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innocent and inexperienced
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rickety
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shaky
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billow
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1. large wave
2. swell out |
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writhe
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1. twist and turn
2. suffer shame |
