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163 Cards in this Set
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graphite
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pencil lead
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graphic
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very detailed
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agraphia
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the inability to write
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calligraphy
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beautiful, elegant handwriting
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orthography
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correct writing spelling
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cartography
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science or art of making maps
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demographics
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statistical characteristics of human popultaion
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polygraph
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a lie detector
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license
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permit
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licensee
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one who gets a permit
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illict
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illegal and immoral
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licit
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legal and moral
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licentious
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lose morally; immoral
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solicit
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to approach for bussiness
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solicitor
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a british defense lawyer
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incredible
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can't be believed
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credulous
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gullible naive
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incredulous
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not gulolible; not amazed
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creduity
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desire to believe
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incredulity
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loss of belif
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creed/credo
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religon
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credentials
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papers that who you are
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accredited
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worthwile
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incredible
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can't be believed
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credulous
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gullible naive
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incredulous
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not gulolible; not amazed
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creduity
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desire to believe
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incredulity
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loss of belif
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creed/credo
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religon
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credentials
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papers that who you are
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accredited
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worthwile
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astrology
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study of stars and their effect
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astronomy
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study of stars
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astronomical
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very high
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ad astra per aspera
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to the starts by hard ways
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asterisk
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a small star for noting
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disaster
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a terible event
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monogamy
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having one spouse or mate
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monologue
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speech made by one person
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monotone
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a voice with only one pitch
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monotonous
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boring or repetitive
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monocle
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an eyeglass
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monogram
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set of intials
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monophobia
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fear of being alone
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monolth
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towering rock formation
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monarch `
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king or queen
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monomania
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an obession with one thing
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ante
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to bet money in cards
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anterior
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the front of
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antecedent
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a noun pronon for
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antebellum
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before the civil war
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antennas
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a feeler on a bug
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anteroom
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a room at the front
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ante meridien
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a.m. before noon
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duckling
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a young duck
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gosling
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a young goose
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yearling
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an animal that is 12 months old
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sapling
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a young tree
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princeling
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a ruller of a small kingdom
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underling
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one who is under the orders of another
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hireling
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one who is hired for small jobs
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gorundling
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a low class person
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changeling
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a baby switched at birth
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foundling
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a baby left at the door
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nestling
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a bird still at the nest
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fledgling
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a bird still learning to fly; a rookie
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mortal
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candie
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immortal
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cant die
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morgue
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room for the dead
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mortician
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one who prepares the dead
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mortify
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to hummilate
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morbid
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deals with dead
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moribund
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a ban
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congregation
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a group with a purpose
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segregate
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to sepertae into groups
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desegregate
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to end segragation
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intergrate
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to blend groups
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gregarion
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perfers groups
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egregious
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out of the group
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theology
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the study of gods and or religon
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thesists
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one who believes in gods
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athiests
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one who does not believe in god
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theologian
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one who studys religon`
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pagan
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one who believes in a false god
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agnostic
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one who denies that gods existence is provable
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monotheism
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belif in one god
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polytheism
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one who believes in many gods
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theocracy
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goverment centerd around religon
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theomanic
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one who tinks he or she is a god or goddess
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omniscient
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all knowing
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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ominpresent
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everywhere
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omnifarious
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made up off all types
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multifarious
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made up of many types
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omnibus
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a vechicle carry many people
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omnivore
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eats all
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philadelphia
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city of brotherly love
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philanthropist
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one who loves people and donates moneyt
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philology
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love of languages
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philter
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a love potion
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philately
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stamp collecting
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philander
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to flirt or cheat on spouse
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anglophile
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one who loves england
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francophile
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one who loves france
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sinophile
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one who loves china
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russophile
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one who loves russia; nikola
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bibliophile
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one who loves books; reading
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hemophilia
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an illness where blood wont clot
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necrophiliac
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one who loves death
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pedophile
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one who loves or abuses children
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audiophile
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one who loves listing to music
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videophile
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one who loves watching movies
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literate
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can read and write
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illiterate
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cant read or write
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literacy
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the ability to read and write
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literal
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letter for letter
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literally
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really actualy
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aliteration
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repititon of a consonat sound
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assonance
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repition of a vowel sound
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benediction
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a parting blessing or prayer
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beneficiary
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one who gets the money in a will
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benefactor
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a sponsor
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benign
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harmless not dangerous
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benevolet
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kind
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benevolence
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kindness
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bonafide
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geuine; real
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transient
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one who stays for a short time
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transgression
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act of breaking a law or rule
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transcendental
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super national
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transcript
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and offical written copy
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transexual
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one who changes sexual
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transvestite
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one who dresses like the oppposite sex
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biology
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the study of living thihngs
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palentology
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the study of fossils
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archaeology
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the study of ancient cultures
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anthropology
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the study of mankind and its develpment
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pathology
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the study of nature of diseases
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gynecology
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branch of medicine dealing with femine health care
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etymology
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the study of the orgin nad develpment of words
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psychology
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the study of mind behavior
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geology
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the study of eath and rocks
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terminology
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system of words used in a paticular field
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graphology
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the study of handwriting
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scatology
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the study of body waste
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entomology
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the study of insects
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orinthologythe
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study of the study of birds
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neurology
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the study of the nervous system
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liter
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letter
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bene
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good
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trans
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across
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omni
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all
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phi
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love
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mor
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death
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greg
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group
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theo
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god
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ante
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before
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ling
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small
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cred
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believe
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lic
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to premit or allow
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mono
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one
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ology
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the study of
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graph
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write or draw
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astro
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star
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