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24 Cards in this Set
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Inclement |
Unfavorable, stormy |
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Peruse |
To read carefully |
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Premonition |
Forewarning |
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Desist |
Cease |
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Recoil |
Draw back |
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To pay the piper |
To bear the consequences |
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Pertinent |
To the point, appropriate |
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Mastiff |
Large dog |
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Obsess |
To haunt, preoccupy |
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Doleful |
Sad, melancholy |
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Wan |
Sickly pale |
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On the carpet |
Being scolded |
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Histrionics |
Display of emotions |
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Elusive |
Hard to grasp |
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Frustrate |
Counteract, foil, thwart |
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Symptomatic |
Having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative |
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Interject |
Insert, interrupt |
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To show one's hand |
To reveal one's intentions |
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Inert |
Without power to move |
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Salient |
Outstanding, prominent |
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Imminent |
Likely to happen, threatening |
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Squeamish |
Easily shocked, overly sensitive |
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Engrossed |
Absorbed |
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To tilt at windmills |
To fight imaginary enemies |
