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39 Cards in this Set
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trailblazer
(noun) |
a person who blazes a trail for others to follow through unsettled country or wilderness
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trailblazer
(noun) |
pathfinder
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trailblazer
(noun) |
a pioneer in any field of endeavor: a trailblazer in science
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quaver
(verb- used without object) |
to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble. He stood there quavering with fear.
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quaver
(verb- used without object) |
to sound, speak, or sing tremulously: Her voice quavered a moment and then she regained control.
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quaver
(verb- used without object) |
to perform trills in singing or on a musical instrument.
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quaver
(verb- used with object) |
to utter, say, or sing with a quavering or tremulous voice
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quaver
(noun) |
a quavering or tremulous shake, especially in the voice
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quaver
(noun) |
a quavering tone or utterance
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silken
(adjective) |
made of silk
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silken
(adjective) |
like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness
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silken
(adjective) |
clad in silk
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silken
(adjective) |
elegant; luxurious
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orchard
(noun) |
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
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orchard
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a group or collection of fruit or nut trees
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pluck
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to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc. To pluck feathers from a chicken
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pluck
(verb- used wihout object) |
to give a pull at; grasp: to pluck someone's sleeve
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pluck
(verb- used wihout object) |
to pull with a sudden force or with a jerk
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pluck
(verb- used wihout object) |
to pull or move by force (often followed by away, off or out)
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pluck
(verb- used with object) |
to remove the feathers, hair, etc. from by pulling: to pluck a chicken
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pluck
(verb- used with object) |
Slang: to rob, plunder, or fleece
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pluck
(verb- used with object) |
to sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pilling at them wtih the fingers)
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pluck
(used without object) |
to pull or tug sharply (often followed by at)
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pluck
(ussed without object) |
to snatch (often followed by at)
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pluck
(noun) |
act of plucking; a tug
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pluck
(noun) |
courage or resolution in the face of difficulties
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lavish
(adjective) |
expended, given, or occurring in great amounts: lavish spending
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lavish
(adjective) |
using or giving in great amounts (often followed by of): lavish of his time; lavish of affection
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lavish
(verb) |
to expend or give in great amount or without limit: to lavish gifts on a person
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hobo
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one who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or job
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ramble
(verb- used without object) |
to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: they rambled through the shops until closing time
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ramble
(verb- used without object) |
to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path
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ramble
(verb- used without object) |
to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion: the vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks
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ramble
(verb- used without object) |
to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way( usually followed by on): the speaker rambled on with story after story
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ramble
(verb- used with object) |
to walk aimlessly or idly over or through: they spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths
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ramble
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a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure
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dappled
(adjective) |
having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background; mottled
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dapple
(noun) |
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters
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dapple
(noun) |
an animal with a mottled skin or coat
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