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10 Cards in this Set
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asset
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an advantage or source of strength
noun "The new player was an asset to the team, and he was only 16" |
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unfathomable
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not capable of being understood or grasped
adjective "the teacher looked at the student with an unfathomable look when he had confessed he had forgotten to do his homework" |
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rivalry
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a continued striving for advantage over another
noun "The rivalry between the two cliques grew, so no one ever spoke to the other clique" |
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gingerly
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cautiously; carefully
adjective "Mrs. Wolff gingerly rubbed her elbow, which she had banged into the wall earlier" |
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sagely
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wisely; knowingly
adjective "The little girl answered the professor's question sagely, yet she was only seven years old" |
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roguishly
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in a mischievous way
adjective "The two kids roguishly sneaked into the building, and stole the jewelry" |
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incredulous
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not ready to believe; doubting
adjective "The boy looked at his mother incredulously when she had announced the death of her dad" |
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nonchalantly
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in a causal and unenthusiastic manner
adjective "I nonchalantly took a cookie when I was told not to, and then I took another" |
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abiding
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obeying
verb "The little boy was abiding his mother's rules in order to make her happy" |
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digested
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thought over; absorbed
verb "I had to digest the fact that I had failed my math test, and my average decreased immensely" |
