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57 Cards in this Set
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coveted-transitive verb
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to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right.
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cackle-intransitive verb
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to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen.
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cringe-intransitive verb
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to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower.
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veer-intransitive verb
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to turn aside or away from a particular course; change direction; swerve.
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lurch-phrase
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a sudden sideways motion, as of a boat.
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contradiction-noun
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a statement that contradicts itself or another statement; denial.
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meek-adjective
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unable or unwilling to assert oneself; lacking spirit; submissive; retiring.
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careen-intransitive verb
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of a ship, to sway over to one side, as in a wind.
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hoodlums-noun
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bad people, rambuncious, out of control
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boulevard-noun
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a wide city street, often lined with trees or landscaped.
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squeamish-adjective
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too easily shocked or offended in matters of morality or principles.
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distainful-adjective
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feeling or showing scorn, contempt, or aloofness.
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befuddled-verb
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to confuse or mislead.
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gizzard-noun
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an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles
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bewilder-transitive verb
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to confuse or befuddle, esp. with too many or conflicting alternatives
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spew-transitive verb
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to spurt out (food brought up from the stomach); vomit
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misery-noun
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great unhappiness; extreme emotional distress
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amble-intransitive verb
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to walk at an easy, leisurely pace; stroll
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skirt-noun
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a woman's or girl's garment that hangs from the waist.
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armory-noun
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a place where military weapons and equipment are manufactured or stored
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rump-noun
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the hindquarters of an animal
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squirm-intransitive verb
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to twist around or wiggle
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quadruple-adjective noun
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having four parts
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groggy-adjective
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confused or unbalenced
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restraint-noun
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the act or process of restraining oneself or others
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gesture-noun
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a movement of one's body, limbs of faces that expresses emotion or feeling or reinforces
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clumsy-adjective
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lacking physical grace or cordination;ackward;fumbling
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oblivious-adjective
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not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware
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scowl-intransitive verb
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to make one's brows contract in an expression of anger, gloom, displeasure, or the like; frown; glower.
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flinch-intransitive verb
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to draw away suddenly, as in pain or fear; wince.
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intercept-transitive verb
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to stop or seize, thereby interrupting the movement or progress of.
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monkeyshines-noun
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(informal; usu. pl.) a playful, teasing, or mischievous prank or trick.
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silhouette-transitive verb
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to display or outline in silhouette.
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dilemma-noun
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a problem that requires a choice between equally undesirable solutions or that resists satisfactory solution.
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snicker-intransitive verb
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to laugh in a sly, suppressed way.
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apparent-adjective
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visible, plain, or clearly seen.
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humane-adjective
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showing compassion in treating one's fellow creatures; kind; merciful
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impish-adjective
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of or like an imp, esp. in behavior; mischievous.
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devastate-transitive verb
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to ravage or lay waste, as by war or natural disaster
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intercept-verb
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to stop or seizethereby interrupting the movement or progress of.
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rodent like-noun
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any of various related four-footed mammals, such as mice, rabbits, and woodchucks, characterized by large, sharp front teeth used for gnawing and nibbling
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muffle-transitive verb
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to wrap or cover, as for warmth, protection, or privacy (often fol. by up).
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audible-adjective
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heard or able to be heard.
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monkeyshines-noun
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playfull, teasing, or mischievous prank or trick
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upthrust-noun
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a thrust in an upward direction.
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fusillade-noun
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a continuous or simultaneous discharge of many firearms.
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compartment-transitive verb
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to divide or separate into compartments; compartmentalize.
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silhouette-noun
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an outline or profile, filled in with a solid dark color, esp. of a persons head
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reconstitute-transitive verb
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to put together or constitute again, esp. to add water to a powdered or dehydrated substance to restore it to liquid
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throttle-noun
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a valve in a machine, esp. an automobile engine, that controls the flow of fuel, air, or the like.
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gorge-noun
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the action of eating to great excess
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dilemma-noun
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a problem that requires a choice between equallity undesirable solutions or that resists satisfactory solutions
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snicker-verb
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to laugh in a sly surpressed way
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apparent-Adjictive
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visible plain or cleary seen
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humane-adgective
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showing compashing in treating one's fellow creature kind;mercyfull
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woozy-adjective
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(informal) dazed or confused.
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impish-adjective
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for or like an imp,esp. in behavior
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