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21 Cards in this Set
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an original
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page 12: the first one of a group, the real one
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a manuscript
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Page 12: an original copy of a book, usually a handwritten copy of a book...a rough draft of a written document
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Runic
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12: name of an ancient language spoken by people in Iceland
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ignorance
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12: stupidity (noun)
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a morsel
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12: a small piece of something
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be ancient
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12: be old, be very old
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to decipher
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12: to figure out, to decode
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scarcely
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16: hardly, barely,
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a cryptograph
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18: a puzzle
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rubbish
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18: (n) trash, garbage
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a triumph, to triumph
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20: a victory, to win
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the sixteenth century
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1500-1599: any of these years is called the sixteenth century
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the seventeenth century
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1600, 1601 --- 1699: any of these years is called the seventeenth century
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be astounding
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20: amazing, unbelievable, awesome
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to yield
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20: to let go, to reveal, to stand down. When you see a 'YIELD" sign on the road, you let the other driver go first. You 'let go' of your progress first until the other guy goes.
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Latin
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20: the ancient language of the Romans; the grandfather language to many European languages
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be enraged
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22: be beserk, be super angry
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glancing
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24: a quick look
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a verge
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18: a sharp edge
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variations
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20: many different kinds
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be audacious
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28: be brave, be courageous, be bold, be fearless
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