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15 Cards in this Set
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TENTATIVE
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adj. Not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain.
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ANTIC
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n. A playful or funny act.
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ECLIPSE
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n. The total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another.
v. To do or be better than; to outshine. |
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DEFT
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adj. Quick and sure; skillful at handling.
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EVOLVE
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v. To develope and chanve gradually over time.
EVOLUTION-n.-The changes that take place as something evolves. |
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INNATE
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adj. Having from birth; occuring naturally rather than being learned.
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INSCRIBE
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v. To write, print, or etch into as a permanent record.
INSCRIPTION-n.-The act of inscribing or what is inscribed. |
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SHROUD
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n.-1. Something that covers or hides from view.
2. Cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial. v. To block from sight. |
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VERSATILE
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adj. Able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways.
VERSATILITY-n.-The state or condition of being versatile. |
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STIFLE
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v.-1. To cut off the air from; to smother.
2. To hold back; to check. |
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ATTIRE
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n. Clothes, especially fine and expensive clothes.
v. To dress up or be dressed up. |
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POSTURE
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n. The way one holds one's body; a pose or position.
v. To assume a particular position, especially a pretend one. |
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CAPTIVATE
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v. To please greatly; to win over by special charm.
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TRANQUIL
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adj. Calm; peaceful.
TRANQUILITY-n.-The state of being tranquil. |
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DILIGENT
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adj. Working with great care and effort.
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