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25 Cards in this Set
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to rob by trickery
the wooly coat of an animal |
fleece
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a first year player in a professional sport
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rookie
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existing or occurring at the same time, related to
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simultaneous
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the smallest part or particle
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whit
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hard to convince or persuade, determined, difficult to handle or manage
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stubborn
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a slender instrument used to carefully examine or investigate
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probe
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a long narrow piece cut or torn off, a small amount
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shred
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to consider carefully
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ponder
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capable of being bent
readily changed or adapted |
flexible
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a barrier to be jumped
to overcome |
hurdle
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to move lightly as if by the wind
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waft
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being one and the same
exactly alike or equal |
identical
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putting up with wrongs patiently and without complaint,
lacking self assurance |
meek
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easily broken or snapped
a hard candy made with nuts |
brittle
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to stew gently below or at the boiling point
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simmer
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a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land,
a wide separation or gap |
gulf
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any of various pale or light colors,
a paste make of ground color |
pastel
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to cut into very small pieces
to act, walk, or speak in an unnaturally dainty way |
mince
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to join or connect
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link
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the ability to think or reason, intelligence
talent for making clever remarks |
wit
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full of or covered with thorns
full of difficulties |
thorny
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a clever remark or a witty or funny saying
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quip
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a young tree
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sapling
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to put or keep apart
to cut through |
sever
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a clever, smart, or joking remark
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wisecrack
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