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55 Cards in this Set
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Corsage
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A bouquet of flowers worn on the body
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Corpulence
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Having a big body, fat
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Corporation
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A body of workers formed for business
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Corpuscle
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A particle in the body
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Esprit De Corps
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Enthusiasm of a body or group
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Corpse
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A dead body
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Reincarnation
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The belief that the dead come back to life in new bodies
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Carniore
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A flesh-eating creature
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Carnival
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A festival held before Lent
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Terrace
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A raised, flat mound of earth
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Flourish
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A dramatic movement
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Quills
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The needles of a porcupine
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Milling
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To move about aimlessly
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Narc
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A person put in place to gather information, a spy
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Transmit
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to send information over a distance
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Keener
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Sharp, focused attention
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Admissible
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To be allowed as truthful evidence
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Subterranean
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underground
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Extraterrestrial
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out of this world
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Missive
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letter
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Submissive
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Yeilding, Obedient
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Plot
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The rise and fall of conflict in a story
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Permit
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to allow
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Missionary
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A person sent for religious purposes
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Commissioner
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A person sent to meet with others, representing a business
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Gawked
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To stare stupidly
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Smite
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to hit, or hurt
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Geographer
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A person who studies Geography
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Geode
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a rock with crystals inside
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Theme
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The lesson, or idea from the story
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Setting
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Where a story takes place
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Conflict
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The problem in a story
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Characters
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The people who participate in the story
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Point of View
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The perspective the story is told from, (first, second, third)
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Territory
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A region of land
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Mediterranean
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A body of water surrounded by land, esp. The Mediterranean Ocean
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Geology
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The study of the earth, esp. rocks, internal forces
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Non-Conformity
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not fitting in
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Marquee
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A sign, usually lighted, over a theatre
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Terra Cotta
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A reddish clay used to make pottery
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Ukulele
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a small stringed instrument, similar to a guitar
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Geography
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The study of the Earth and it's people
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Serenaded
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To sing to some one
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Remittance
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Money sent in payment
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Marooned
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Deserted, left alone on an island
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Missile
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A weapon sent over a distance
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Plaited
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Braided
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Savegely
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brutal, uncivilized
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Scuttled
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To move like a crab
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Valient
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Brave, like a knight
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Paralyzed
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Not able to move
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Bungalow
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A home with a low, thatched roof
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Inherited
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A gift recieved, usually after a death
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Revived
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To be brought back to life
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Scornfully
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To look at with disaproval
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