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88 Cards in this Set
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anthrop-
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human
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chron-
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time
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dem-
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people/population
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morph-
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shape/form
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path-
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feeling/suffering
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pedo-/ped-
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child
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philos-/phil-
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love/affinity for
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phon-
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sound/voice
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a-/an-
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not
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anti-/ant-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bio-/bi-
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life/living
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geo-
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earth/land
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hyper-
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above/over
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micro-
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small/tiny
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mono-
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one/alone
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neo-
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new/recent
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pan-
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all/entire
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thermo-/therm-
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heat/hot
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-ism
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the act/state/theory of
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-ist
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one who believes in
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-ize
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to make into
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-gram
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that which is written
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-graph
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instrument for writing
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-logue/-log
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talk/speech
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-logy
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any branch of knowledge
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-meter/-metry
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measure
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-oid
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like/resembling
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-phile
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love/attraction to
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-phob/-phobia
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fear
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-phone
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sound/voice
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atlas
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book containing maps
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calypso
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music
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floral
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consisting of flowers
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mentor
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wise and trusted counselor
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volcano
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exploding mt.
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academy/academic
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pertaining to an educational institution
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achilles heel/tendon
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spot that is particularly vulnerable
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siren
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sea-nymph that lures mariners to destruction by singing
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titanic
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enormous size/strength/power
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zeal
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strong eagerness
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lethargy
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state of being drowsy
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muse
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to meditate on
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odyssey
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long series of wanderings or achievements
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tantalize
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to torment with the sight of something desired
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herculean
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having enormous strength/courage or size
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the midas touch
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ability to turn any business venture into a profitable one
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pandora's box
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source of extensive yet unforseen problems
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psyche
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to put into the right frame of mind
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halcyon
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calm/peaceful/tranquil
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salutary
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promoting health
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somnambulate
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sleep walking
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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zephyr
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gentle/mild breeze
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glean
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to gather slowly and laborously, bit by bit
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conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed
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affliction
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a state of pain, distress or grief
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful or confident
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perspicacity
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keenness of mental perception or understanding
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indigent
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suffering from extreme poverty
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indolent
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adverse to activity
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insidious
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enwaiting a chance to entrap
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din
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a loud continued noise
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cantankerous
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difficult or irritating to deal with
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transient
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passing quickly in and out of existance
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ebullient
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having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm
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belie
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to give a false impression of
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churlish
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marked by a lack of civility
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furlong
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unit of distance equal to 220 yards
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winsome
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generally pleasing bc of childlike charm
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cleave
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to divide by a cutting blow
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dearth
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scarcity that makes dear
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doppelganger
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a ghostly counterpart of a living person
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snood
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a fillet or band for a woman's hair
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kine
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plural of cows
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serous
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of, relating to, or resembling serum
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objurgate
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a harsh rebuke
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lam
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to beat soundly
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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prudent
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wise in dealing with practical matters
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unobtrusive
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not undesirably noticable
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entreaty
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an earnest request or petition
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futile
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having no useful result
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metamorphasis
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a transformation as by magic or socery
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monogram
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a design composed of one or more letters
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wistful
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full of wishful yearning
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admonish
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to reprove gently
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prerogative
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an exclusive right or privilage
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