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33 Cards in this Set
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COVETED
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to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right. v
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CACKLE
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to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen.
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CRINGE
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to crouch or shrink back, usu. in fear; cower
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VEER
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to turn aside or away from a particular course; change direction; swerve.
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LURCH
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sudden sideways motion, as of a boat.
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CONTRADICTION
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the act of contradicting, or the condition of being contradicted.
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MEEK
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unable or unwilling to assert oneself; lacking spirit; submissive; retiring.
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CAREEN
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the act of swaying while in swift forward motion.
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WOOZY
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dazed or confused.
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HOODLUM
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a gangster or thug.
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BOULEVARD
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a wide city street, often lined with trees or landscaped.
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squeamish
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a wide city street, often lined with trees or landscaped.
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disdainful
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feeling or showing scorn, contempt, or aloofness.
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befuddle
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to stupefy with or as though with liquor.
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bewilder
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to confuse or befuddle, esp. with too many or conflicting alternatives.
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bewilder
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to confuse or befuddle, esp. with too many or conflicting alternatives.
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spew
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to spurt out (food brought up from the stomach); vomit.
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misery
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great unhappiness; extreme emotional distress.
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amble
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to walk at an easy, leisurely pace; stroll.
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squirm
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to twist about; writhe; wriggle.
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skirt
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a woman's or girl's garment that hangs from the waist.
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armory
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a place where military weapons and equipment are manufactured or stored
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quaddruple
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having four parts; quadripartite
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restraint
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the act or process of restraining oneself or others.
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groggy
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dazed, confused, or off-balance as a result of a blow or fall, anesthesia, or the like.
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rump
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the hindquarters of an animal.
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gesture
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a movement of one's body, limbs, or face that expresses emotion or feeling or reinforces speech.
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clumsy
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lacking physical grace or coordination; awkward; fumbling.
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gizzard
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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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scenario
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a shooting script for the making of a film; screenplay.
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scenario
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a detailed outline or summary of a play, film, or book.
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flotsam
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floating wreckage and cargo of a ship that has sunk.
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carcass
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a dead body, esp. of an animal.
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