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17 Cards in this Set
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Swaddle |
To wrap a baby tightly in cloth. Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it from crying. |
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Sequin |
A small shiny, metal or plastic disc sewn onto clothes for decoration. |
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Chink |
A narrow crack or opening. I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside. |
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Alight |
To land on something lightly. A butterfly alighted lightly on a flower. |
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Wean |
To cause a baby or young animal to stop feeding on its mother’s milk and start eating solid food instead. She started to wean her baby at six months. |
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Coddle |
To cook food especially eggs just below boiling temperature. Coddled eggs. |
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Tot |
A young child. These are good, strong toys for tots. |
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Sniffle |
To breathe in quickly through the nose, normally because you have a cold. |
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Crimp |
To compress into small curves or folds. |
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Infuriate |
To make someone angry or impatient. I am infuriated with your article. |
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Churlish |
Rude, unfriendly and unpleasant. They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse. |
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Lacerate |
To cut or tear something, especially flesh. The mans face was lacerated in the accident. |
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Boycott |
To refuse to buy a product or take part of something as a way of expressing disapproval. |
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Palpitate |
(Of the heart) beating fast and irregularly. My heart was palpitating with fear. |
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Askew |
Not straight or level. Are my glasses askew? |
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Rebuff |
To reject in an abrupt manner. Our request for her assistance has been rebuffed. |
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Gyrate |
To turn in a fixed point. She recites the poem while a dancer gyrates next to her. |
