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15 Cards in this Set
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amateur |
a person who does not have professional skills |
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sparse |
Thinly scattered; not crowded |
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correspondent |
a person who communicates; aa reporter |
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fringe |
a decorative border; edge |
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oblivious |
unaware or unmindful |
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averts |
to turn away or aside |
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snitch |
to turn informer or tattle |
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plunges |
to descend or fall abruptly |
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twinge |
a sudden and sharp physical or emotional pain |
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underdog |
a person expected to lose a contest or conflict |
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initiation |
admission into a club, a society, or an organization |
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optimum |
the point at which the amount of something is the most favorable |
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pathological |
an unhealthy compulsion |
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penitentiary |
a place for imprisonment |
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pining |
to feel a lingering desire |
