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10 Cards in this Set
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parcel (noun)
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1 : a part of a whole : PORTION
2 : a plot of land 3 : a group or collections of persons or things <told a parcel of lies> 4 : a wrapped bundle |
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persisted (verb)
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1 : to continue to do something in spite of opposition, warnings, or pleas : PERSEVERE
2 : to last on and on : continue to exist - per·sist·er noun |
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memorabilia (noun plural)
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1 : things worth remembering
2 : things valued or collected for their relation to a particular field or interest <baseball memorabilia> |
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ranted (verb)
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: to talk loudly and wildly <rant and rave in anger>
- rant·er noun |
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advertising (verb)
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1 : to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast <advertise a sale>
2 : to call public attention to especially by pointing out desirable qualities so as to create a desire to buy or to do business with <advertise a cereal> <advertise a store> 3 : to give a public notice or advertisement <advertise for a lost dog> - ad·ver·tis·er noun |
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thievery (noun)
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Inflected Form(s): plural -er·ies
: the action of stealing : THEFT |
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courier (noun)
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Etymology: Middle English courrier "a person who carries (runs) messages from one place to another quickly," from early Italian corriere (same meaning), derived from Latin currere "to run" --related to CURRENT
: a messenger especially in the diplomatic service |
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bonded (verb)
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1 : to protect or secure by or operate under a bond
2 : to hold together or make solid by or as if by a bond 3 : to form a close relationship especially through frequent togetherness <the new mother bonded with her child> - bond·able /bän-d-bl/ adjective - bond·er noun |
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girders (noun)
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: a horizontal main supporting beam
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harnessed (verb)
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1 : to put a harness on
2 : to tie together : YOKE 3 : to put to work : UTILIZE <harness the sun's energy to heat homes> |