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100 Cards in this Set
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___________ To make familiar
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accustom
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___________ To move or shift
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budge
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___________ Big and strongly built
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Burly
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___________ Getting along well together
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compatible
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___________ To push or shove
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jostle
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___________ Something that prevents one from moving forward
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obstacle
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___________ A person who is walking; someone traveling on foot
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pedestrian
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___________ Lacking a strong flavor
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Bland
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___________ Easily broken; not flexible
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Brittle
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___________ a number of similar things grouped together \ to gather or come together in a group.
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cluster
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____________ To do away with or destroy
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consume
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___________ to grow or to help grow
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cultivate
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___________ To remove or to take out
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extract
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___________ Hot and moist
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Tropical
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___________ A person from whom one is descended
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ancestor
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___________ To understand
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comprehend
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___________ the time during something lasts or continues
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duration
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___________ Easy to understand; obvious; clear
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evident
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___________ Savage; fierce
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ferocious
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___________ Very large
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gigantic
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____________ hard to see hidden
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obscure
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____________ too early
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premature
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____________ weak
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puny
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____________ Able to give correct reading or measurement
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accurate
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____________ not exact; but close enough to be reasonably correct
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approximate
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____________ to lose hope
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despair
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____________ to make or become worse
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deteriorate
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____________ a loud outburst
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gale
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____________ a feeling or expression of great joy
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jubilation
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____________ to caculate or direct the movement of a ship or aircraft
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navigate
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_____________ a longing for a certain time in the past
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nostalgia
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_____________ To break off
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sever
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_____________ To invite others to take part in a contest
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challenge
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_____________ to defeat
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conquer
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_____________ a deep, narrow openingin rock caused by a split or crack
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crevice
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_____________ Unweisley bold or daring
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foolhardy
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_____________ something that attracts
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lure
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_____________ a temporary and usually less strong replacement
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makeshift
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One who looks at things in the most positive way.
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optimist
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_____________ the highest part; the top.
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summit
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short and to the point
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terse
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to block or defeat the plans or efforts of
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thwart
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to bring to an end
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abolish
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great pain of mind or body
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agony
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very painful
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agonizing
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a machine used in acient wars that threw objects with great force
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catapult
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to accuse someone of doing wrong
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denounce
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to go up or increase in size or scope
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escalate
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to cause something painful to be felt
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inflict
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to hate or dislike
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loathe
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to involve oneself in other people's affairs without being asked
given to take part in other's affairs without being asked |
meddle
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to pay for
paymentor whatever is given or done to make up for something |
compensate
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to lay down
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deposit
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weak
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feeble
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very cold
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frigid
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causing pain; cruel
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harsh
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slight or faint
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remote
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strict; not easily change
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rigid
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strong; solid
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substantial
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an awkward, clumsy walk
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waddle
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to bring together into a group; to gather
the fitting together of various parts |
assemble
assembly |
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the load carried by a plane or ship
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cargo
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a barrel shaped container, especially one for holding liquids
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cask
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not serious or important; silly
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frivolous
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silly or lighthearted play
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frivolity
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to chop down or cut with blows from an ax
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hew
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unfriendly; or like an enemy
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hostile
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th expression of unfriendly feelings
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hostility
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to suceed, especially in terms of money
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prosper
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enjoying growth or sucess
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prosperous
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so unreasonable as to be laughable
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absurd
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to rise
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ascend
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not believable
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flimsy
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wood that has been sawed into lumber boards
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lumber
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to copy
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mimic
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to bar from working, attending, or taking part for a while
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suspend
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hard to handle or control because of large size or heaviness
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unwieldy
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to avoid being caught
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evade
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carefully avoiding saying too much
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evasive
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form of the word evade
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very many
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numerous
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to be or act against
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oppose
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the act or conditiion of being against
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opposition
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form of the word oppose
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to forbid by law or order
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prohibit
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to follow in order to capture
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pursue
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the act of following after
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pursuit
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form of the word pursue
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not wanting to do something; unwilling
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reluctant
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the state of not wanting to do something
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reluctance
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form of the word reluctant
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yearn
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to want very badly
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a longing or strong desire
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yearning
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form of the word yearn
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usual
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accustomed
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form of the word accustom
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the act of understanding
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comprehension
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form of the word comprehend
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the state or quality of being fierce
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ferocity
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correctness
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accuracy
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form of accurate
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very happy
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jubilant
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form of jubilation
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the science or practice of navigating
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navigation
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having feelings for nostalgia
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nostalgic
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the act of defeating
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conquest
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form of the word conquer
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a feeling of hope or cheerfulness
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optimism
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form of the word optimist
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cheerful>Hopeful
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optimistic
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form of the word optimist
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a feeling of hatred
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loathing
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form of the word loathe
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