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50 Cards in this Set
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revolution
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a total turning over, a great change
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evolution
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an unrolling, the development of something
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voluminous
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winding, full of many twist and turns
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volume
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book, scroll
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vault
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a room with a ceiling curved like a wheel
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voluble
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easily turning
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rotate
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to turn
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rotund
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round
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rotunda
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a round building
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rotisserie
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turning device upon which food is cooked
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involvement
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to bring into an intricate or complicated form
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sympathy
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act of feeling the smae as another person
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synagogue
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a place where Jewish worshipers meet together
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syndicate
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body of business perople working together
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synthetic
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formed together from artificial parts; not genuine
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symbiosis
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living together in close relationship
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symmetry
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having the same shape on both sides of a dividing line
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symptom
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a condition indicating a particular disease
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symposium
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a gathering together for a purpose of discussing
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synonym
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a word having the same meaning as another word
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photosynthesis
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coming together of light and chemicals in a plant to produce growth
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diction
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one's manner of speaking
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edict
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public words issued by an official proclaiming a law or command
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contradict
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to speak against, to deny the truth
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dictation
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act of speaking so another can right it down
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indictment
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formal words spoken by a grand jury changing a person with a crime
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dictionary
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reference book in which written and spoken words are defined
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predict
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speak about future events
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verdict
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decision in a trial given by a jury
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dictator
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leader who speaks and rules with absolute power
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diction
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a judge's ruling or statement
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euphony
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beautiful sounds
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caucophony
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harsh sounds
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symphony
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instrumental piece in which musicians play together
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phonics
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the science of sounds to teach reading
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microphone
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an instrument used for intensifying small sounds
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homophone
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a letter or word expressing the smae sound as another
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xylophone
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an instrument of wooden bards that make a ringing sound when struck
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honolite
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a type of volcanic rock that makes a ringing sound when struck
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antiphony
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a series of musical answer sung back and forth between groups
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aphonia
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a loss of voice due to paralysis
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philanthropist
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lover of mankind
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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philatelist
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lover of stamps
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philodendron
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wood loving plant
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philter
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love charm
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philosophy
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love of wisdom
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philharmonic
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love of music
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philoprogenitive
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love of one's children
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philander
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to flirt; love lightly
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