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21 Cards in this Set
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tantamount
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equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification:
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correlated; correlate
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to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection; put together
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diversion
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distraction from business, care, etc.; recreation; amusement; a pastime
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berated
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to scold; rebuke:
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sated
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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
2.to fill to excess; |
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proximity
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nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
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tenable
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1.capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute
2.capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: |
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voracity; voracious
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1.craving or consuming large quantities of food
2.exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers |
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delicacy
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1.fineness of texture, quality, etc.; softness;
2.something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: |
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tenuous
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thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3.thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. |
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inclination; inclined
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a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference to;
disposed; of a mind (usually followed by to ): He was inclined to stay. |
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refuge
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shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc
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imperious
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domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing:
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hectic
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characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.
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porous
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permeable by water, air, etc
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resultant
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1.to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions; be the outcome.
2.to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing. |
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ascent
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upward movement; a rising movement
2.movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; 3.the act of climbing or traveling up |
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apprehensive
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1.uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
2. quick to understand |
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lesion
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injury
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hearth
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floor of a fireplace
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oblivious
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indifferent
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