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46 Cards in this Set
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cord
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heart
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accord
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to agree; to grant
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concord
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agreement between persons and things
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discordant
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lack of harmony
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concordance
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an index of important words in a book, with passages in which they occur
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cordial
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warm, friendly
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dynam
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to be able, to have power
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dynamic
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relating to physical force or energy; continuously active and changing
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dynamo
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a power generation; a forceful energetic person
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dynasty
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a line of rulers from the same family
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hydrodynamic
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having to do with the science that studies fluids in motion and the forces that act on bodies surrounded by floods
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thermodynamics
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the science of the relationship of heat and mechanical energy
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dynamics
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the motive and controlling forces, physical and moral
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cre, cret
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to come into being
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crescendo
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in music, to gradually increase loudness
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accrue
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to increase
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err
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to wander or stray
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aberrant
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straying or differing from normal
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errant
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straying outside proper bounds, or away from an accepted pattern or standard
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erratic
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lacking in consistency
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erroneous
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mistaken, incorrect
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turb
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to throw into confusing or upset
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perturb
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to upset, confuse, or disarrange
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turbine
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a rotary engine whit blades made to turn and generate power by a current of water, stream, or air pressure
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turbulent
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stirred up, agitated
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turbid
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thick or murky; unclear; confused
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vol
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to roll
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convoluted
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involved
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voluble
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speaking readily and rapidly; talkative
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devolution
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the transfer of rights, powers, property, or responsibility to others; especially from central to local governments
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wallow
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to roll in a mire; to indulge oneself in riches, vices
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scrib, scrip
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write
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conscription
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force enlistment of people
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circumscribe
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to clearly limit the range or activity of something; to draw a line around or to surround with a boundary
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inscription
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something permanently written, engraved, or printed on a building, coin, book, or work of art
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proscribe
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to forbid as harmful or unlawful; prohibit
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ascribe
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to attribute to a source; to consider to belong to
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jovial
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jolly
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mercurial
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having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood
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olympian
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lofty, superior, detached
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muse
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a source of inspiration; a guiding spirit
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mentor
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a trusted counselor, guide, or tutor
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iridescent
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having a glowing, rainbow like play of colors that seems to change as the light shifts
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tantalize
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to tease or torment by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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thespian
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actor
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