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17 Cards in this Set
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lam
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a sudden or hurried fight, especially from the law
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telegraph
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an electric devise for sending messages by code.
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strap
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a strip of leather used for whipping
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upside
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on the positive side; a positive aspect
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whiff
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a quick puff or slight gust
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valve
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a hollow tube used to adjust the flow of something
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matrimonial
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having to do with marrige
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radiating
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to sread around from the center
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gait
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the way someone walks
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mission
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an assigned task
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hooldum
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a young ruffian
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britches
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(you tell me)
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wiry
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slender yet strong
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Hovverville
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named after presendent Hoover: a place where poor homeless people live
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smack
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to make or give a sharp slap
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cellar
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basement
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busting
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come crashing in
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