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61 Cards in this Set
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reservoir
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The lake created by a dam; a place where water is stored
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slush
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Partially melted snow(N)
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interior
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The inside(N)
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wielding
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Using skillfully(ADJ)
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brink
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Edge of a steep place(N)
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manipulate
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To control or work with the hands(V)
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cascades
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To tumble from a higher to a lower place(V)
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clefts
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An opening or crack(N)
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desolate
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Deserted; without inhabitants(ADJ)
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electron
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Made up of very small particles that make up electrons(N)
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portable
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Easily carried(ADJ)
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illusion
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Something that seems to be real but isn't(N)
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chasm
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A deep canyon or crack(N)
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embedded
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Buried; set in(ADJ)
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protrude
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To stick out(V)
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minature
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very small(ADJ)
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plateau-
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A high, flat piece of land(N)
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rapids
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Fast-moving waters in a river
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devise
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To invent; think up(V)
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wrenched
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To twist sharply(V)
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backpacking
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Hiking using a pack to carry supplies(ADJ)
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ordeal
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An experience that is painful or difficult(N)
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tempest
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A violent storm, furious commotion(N)
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alternative
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Another possibility(N)
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lifeline
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A rope thrown to save a person in water(N)
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frothing
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Producing foam(ADJ)
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slush
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Partially melted snow(N)
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resolutely
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In a firm and determined way(ADV)
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sloshed
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To move through water, making splashing sounds(V)
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contrast
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A great different between things(N)
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whirlpool
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Water that is moving rapidly in a circle.(N)
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midstream
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In the middle of the stream and river(N)
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capability
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Size; the ability to contain or hold(N)
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resource
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A supply of something that can be used to produce useful or valuable things
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receded
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To pull bakc or withdraw(V)
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worship
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To pray to; show respect and honor for
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quantity
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amount(N)
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erosion
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The slow wearing away of rock by wind, rain, and sand(N)
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agricultural
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Having to do with farming
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remote
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Far away; difficult to reach(ADJ)
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retorted
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To answer; reply sharply(V)
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electrical
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having to do with electricity(ADJ)
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monitor
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To check; keep watch over(V)
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earphones
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Listening devices worn over the ears(N)
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lurch
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A sudden rolling or swaying movement
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silt
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Fine, rich soil carried in moving water.
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electronic
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working by electricity(ADJ)
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shoreline
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The place where shore and water meet(N)
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storage
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Having space to save something for later(N)
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limitless
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without any end(ADJ)
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access
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The chance or right to approach or use
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distinctly
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without question(ADV)
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visual
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having to do with things that are seen(ADJ)
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delta
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A three-sided piece of land deposited at the end of a river.
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pivot
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To turn(V)
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automatically
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Done without outside help(ADV)
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industry
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The making of goods to be sold
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fertile
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Well suited to plant growth
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departure
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Starting out; leaving(N)
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evaporated
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To change from a liquid to a gas
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equator
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An imaginary line around the middle of the earth
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