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45 Cards in this Set
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marked with measurements
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calibrated
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confused amazement/fear
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consternation
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draw back in fear
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cower
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something interferes with activity
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hindrance
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bright;brilliant
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luminous
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similarity between two sides
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symmetry
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watching the timing
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synchronizing
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unclear;hazy
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vague
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alert attention; watchfulness
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vigilance
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to shrink or flinch involuntarily
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wince
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to destroy completely; wipe out
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annihilate
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dispensable; unnecessary
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expendable
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in steps so small as to be immeasurable
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infinitesimally
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belonging to earliest times
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primeval
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capable of bouncing or springing back to an original shape after being bent
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resilient
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to cancel
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revoke
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enclosed in protective covering
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sheathed
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below the threshold of conscious perception
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subliminal
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trace of something that harms
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taint
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to move in waves; wavelike motion
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undulate
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marked by a harsh mixture of sounds
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discordant
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vividly expressive
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eloquent
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to surround; enclose
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encompass
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impossible to perceive
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imperceptible
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impossible to overcome
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insuperable
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sluggishness
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lethargy
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clear
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lucid
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persistant stubborness
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pertinacity
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powerful
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potent
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fall back in former state
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relapse
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determination
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resolution
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in a secretive way
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steathily
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opinion or assumption
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suppostition
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dangerous
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treacherous
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greed for food
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voracity
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soothingly fragrant; mild and pleasant
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balmy
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warning or omen about future
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boding
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state of being empty; deserted
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desolation
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having a hidden motive or purpose
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furtive
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steaked with or partly gray
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grizzled
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begging; make urgent appeal
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imploring
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come before had been replaces
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predecessor
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serenly, deliberate, composed
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sedate
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cut or break off
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sever
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humbly or sincerely asking; begging
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supplicating
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