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31 Cards in this Set
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HUM
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ground, earth
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humility
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n. lack of pride; modesty
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exhume
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v. to remove from the ground; dig up
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STELL
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star
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stellar
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adj. being excellent or outstanding
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ASTR
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star
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astronomical
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adj. enormous or immense; huge
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NEB, NIMB
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cloud
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nebulous
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adj. not definite; vague or uncertain
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nimbus
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n. a cloud or aura
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CELES
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sky
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celestial
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adj. having to do with the sky or heavens
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TERR
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earth, ground
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terrestial
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adj. earthly, of or from land
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inter
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v. to put into the ground; to bury
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subterranean
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adj. beneath or under the ground
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CURS,COURSE
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to run
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excursion
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n. a brief pleasure outing
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discourse
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n. exchange of words; conversation
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CELER
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fast, swift, quick
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accelerated
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adj. made faster or quickened
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VOLA
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to fly
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volatile
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adj. changing often; to be unpredictable
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MOV
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to move
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immovable
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adj. impossible to move or change
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mobile
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adj. moving; able to move
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demote
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v. to lower in rank or authourity
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FUG
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to flee
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fugitive
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n. someone who is running away or escaping
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refuge
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n. a protection or safety
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subterfuge
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n. trick; act of deception
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