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60 Cards in this Set
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Camoufladging |
Hide or disguise. |
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Tetchy |
Bad tempered and irritable |
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accentuated |
Make more noticeable or prominate |
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ancedotes |
Short or an interesting story about a real incident or person |
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elegant |
Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner. |
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literly |
A literal manner or sense exactly |
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craned |
Stretch out ones body or neck in order to see something. |
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sullenly |
Seems gloomy disatiscedfied |
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vaguely |
Not clear |
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murmur |
A soft indistinct sound by a person or a group of people speaking quietly or at a distance. |
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staccato |
With each sound or note sharply detached separated from the others.
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posse |
A body of men typically armed summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law. |
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furtive |
Attempted to avoid notice or attention typically because or guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble. |
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consolation |
Comfort received by a person after loss or disappointment. |
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prowling |
Roaming quietly |
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nobility |
High rank |
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curiosities |
Wanting to know or learn. |
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skeptically |
Showing doubt. |
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intriguing |
To make curious. |
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obituaries |
Announcement of persons death. |
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homage |
Showing honor or respect |
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unsung |
not honored or praised |
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barring |
expecting, not |
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lowly
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humble |
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obviously |
easy to see |
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percolated |
pass slowly through filter |
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physic |
super natural |
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laminate |
cover with a thin land |
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unobtrusively |
not attracting attention |
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futilely |
useless |
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delinquents |
youth guilty or lawlessness |
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intervened |
get involved |
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intervened |
disbelief |
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utter |
express with voice |
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prudence |
careful, wise |
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fare |
get along |
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absurdly |
ridiculous |
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optimistic |
hopeful |
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conspiratorially |
planning secret crime |
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furrowed |
deep wrinkle |
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reverent |
respect |
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precedes |
comes before |
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rummaged |
searched through things |
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vague |
not clear |
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twinge |
sudden sharp pain |
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haphazardly |
by chance |
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gilt |
thin layer of gold |
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emblazoned |
mark with emblem |
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badgered |
annoyed |
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quandary |
doubtful or confused |
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belligerently |
readiness to fight |
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meekly |
humble |
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succumb |
give in |
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indifferent |
not caring |
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commotion |
noisy confusion |
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simultaneously |
same time |
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emblem |
symbol |
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scepter |
rod or staff held by a ruler |
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nerve-racking |
hard on ones patience |
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relevant |
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