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18 Cards in this Set
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rogue
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playfully mischievous
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arid
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having little or no rain; dry, barren
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splice
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joining by connecting two pieces of something
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gargantuan
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enormous
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perilous
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involving exposure to very great danger
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abject
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extremely or excessively humble
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plague
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to persistently annoy
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berate
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to scold somebody vigorously and at length
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bellows
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something used to produce a strong current of air; the lungs
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haunches
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the part of the body comprising the hip, buttock, and upper thigh
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miscreants
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somebody who does wrong
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livid
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furious; very angry
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sidled
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to edge along in a furtive way
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dais
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a raised platform at the end of a hall or large room
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cultivate
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to grow or tend (a plant or crop)
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rampant
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extending unchecked; unrestrained, uncontrolled
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undeterred
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not put off or dissuaded
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lankier
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tall and thin in a bony, ungracefully angular way
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