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14 Cards in this Set
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adjourn
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v. bring to an end, to cease activity for a time
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alarm
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n. a warning signal, a feeling of sudden fear
v. to make suddenly afraid, to frighten someone |
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bedlam
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n. a place or condition of great noise and confusion
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bevy
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n. a group, especially a group of girls or women,
a flock of birds, especially quail |
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courteous
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adj. well-mannered, polite
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dally
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v. to wait around, to waste time by standing around
(dally with - to deal with or treat in a half-serious or playful way) |
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expand
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v. to grow or make larger, to increase in size
to develop more fully, to work out in greater detail |
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glee
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n. great joy, merriment
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immense
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adj. very large, huge, enormous
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malice
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n. a feeling of wanting to hurt someone, strong dislike, ill will, wickedness
(malicious - adj. spiteful, wicked) |
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mediocre
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adj. not good enough, rather poor, ordinary, not outstanding
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punctual
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adj. on time, not late
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shatter
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v. to break into pieces, to smash completely, to ruin, to destroy
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trio
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n. group of three people who sing our play together, any group of three people, a piece of music for three people to play.
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