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29 Cards in this Set
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Dun
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1.to make repeated demands upon for the payment of a debt
2. demand for payment |
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Covert
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1. secret
2. thicket giving shelter to animals |
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Infinite
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1. so great that it cannot be measured
2. endless 3. something infinite |
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Infuriating
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1. to make very angry
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Sagely
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1. wise
2. a wise person |
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Blunder
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1. mistake
2. to make a mistake 3. to move clumsily |
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Heed
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1. to give careful attention (to)
2. careful attention |
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Dung
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1. manure
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Stagger
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1. to move unsteadily
2. to astonish 3. to arrange in an alternating pattern 4. staggering movement |
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Spout
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1. to discharge or issue with force 2. to say or speak insincerely - noun
3. pipe or lip on a container |
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Uproarious
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1. characterized by uproar
2. very funny |
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Skewer
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1. pin for holding together pieces of meat while cooking
2. to fasten with or as if with a skewer |
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Iridescent
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1. displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow
2. iridescent cloth, material, or other substance |
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Vex
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1. to irritate
2. to worry |
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Crimson
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1. deep red
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Befoul
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1. to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully
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Shrill
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1. high-pitched and piercing
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Shudder
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1. to tremble, as from horror
2. this movement |
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Gesticulate
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1. to make gestures
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Stifle
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1. to smother
2. to repress 3. to suffocate |
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Corruption
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1. act of debasing or state of being debased
2. corrupt or dishonest proceedings 3. decay; rottenness |
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Tremulous
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1. trembling 2. fearful
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Phosphorescence
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1. luminous appearance resulting from this
2. any luminous radiation emitted from a substance after the removal of the exciting agent |
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Trickle
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1. to flow in a small, gentle stream
2. to move slowly 3. trickling flow |
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Elation
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1. feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits
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Wriggle
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1. to twist to and fro; squirm
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Heave
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1. to lift with effort
2. to lift and throw with effort 3. to rise and fall rhythmically 4. to retch |
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Wrench
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1. to twist or pull forcibly
2. to injure by wrenching |
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Cower
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1. to crouch in fear
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