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50 Cards in this Set
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Anguished |
Feeling of great physical or mental pain
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Brusquely
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Quickly; bluntly; abruptly; almost rudely
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Debris |
The remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble
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Elaborate
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Expressed in great detail
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Junctures
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A spot in which two things come together ; A point in time
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morosely |
In a sad Gloomy manner
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Mottled
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Covered with spots of light or dark shapes of different color
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Recumbent
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Still, without movement; lying back or lying down
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Stake
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A share or interest in something, particularly through money risked in something
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Tramps
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A person who travels about on foot, usually doing odd jobs for a living
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Calculating
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Shrewd; scheming; devious
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Complacently
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In a pleased, satisfied manner
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Derogatory |
Belittling and insulting |
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Disengage |
physically disconnected or become disconnected; free |
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Gingerly |
In a careful, cautiousness way |
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Mollified
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Soothed; pacified; calmed
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Ominously |
In a threatening way |
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Precede |
Go before or ahead of |
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Scourges |
Anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering |
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Tart |
A woman of loose morals; one who is prone to be sexually unfaithful |
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Alfalfa |
A plant widely grown for animal feed |
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Bemused |
Preoccupied, deep In thought |
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Bleated |
Crying out like a goat, sheep, or calf |
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Cowering |
Cringe in fear; shrink and tremble in fear |
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Derision |
Mocking scorn; contempt and mockery |
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Does |
Female rabbits |
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Receptive |
Able and willing to listen and accept |
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Reprehensible |
Deserving of criticism; blameworthy; unacceptable |
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Rheumatism |
A painful condition involving the joints and muscles |
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Run |
An enclosure for animals in which they can exercise, feed, etc. |
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Aloof |
Distant; removed; cool (ones attitude) |
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Appraised |
Judged; to form an opinion of somebody's or something's worth or quality |
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Arouse |
To excite; bring about(ones feelings) |
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Contemptuously |
Showing or feeling contempt; demonstrate a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for |
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Ego |
Sense of self; self- awareness; your idea of your own worth |
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Meager |
Of poor quality or small amount |
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Scornful |
Feeling or expressing disgust or hatred of someone or something |
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spectacles |
Eyeglasses
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Subsided
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Become less excited; calmed down
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Whinnied
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The low, gentle sound that a horse makes (sometimes called a neigh)
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Craftily
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In a sly, cunning manner
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Darkly
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In a threatening way or a sense of something bad is going to happen
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Drawn
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To get a person to talk
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Jack- pin
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A removable wooden or metal pin inserted around which ropes can be fastened
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Monotonous
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Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive or unvaried
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Sulkily
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In a gloomy manner |
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Sullenly |
Sadly; in a depressing and gloomy way |
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Taloned
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A taloned is a Finger-like claw; or something claw-like
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Wisps |
Tiny, slight strands or pieces( usually of hair)
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Writhed |
Twisted in pain |