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75 Cards in this Set
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fahrenheit
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thermometer scale
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salamander
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mythological reptile able to live in fire
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phoenix
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mythological bird which arose from ashes
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dimensions
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measurement in length, width, and height
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parlor
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"living room"
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pedestrian
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someone who walks
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subconscious
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occurring with little or no awareness
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refracted
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bend back to the source, as light rays
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marionette
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puppet moved by strings
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mausoleum
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large tomb
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tallow
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animal fat used for candles
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melancholy
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sadness or depression
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olfactory
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of the sense of smell
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trajectory
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path of something moving
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antisocial
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acting against the welfare of the people
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objectivity
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done without prejudice
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tower of babel
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"origin" of world's variou languages
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abyss
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bottomless gulf or pit
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ravenous
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greedily hungry
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centrifuge
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spinning machine which separates particles
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praying mantis
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insect which paralyzes its prey
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mass
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large in quantity or number
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philosophies
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study of the processes and relationships of thought and the universe
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controversy
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topic on which there is disagreement
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titillation
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pleasurable excitement
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subside
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sink or retreat
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monologue
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long speech by one person
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dentifrice
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tooth cleanser
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submission
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resigning to obedience
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romantic
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one who is full of thoughts and feelings rather than practically
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receptacle
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container
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intuitive
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knowing something without reasoning
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infinite
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endless
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skepticism
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a questioning attitude toward all knowledge
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mortal
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facing eventual death
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insidious
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more dangerous than meets the eye
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contemptible
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deserving scorn
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Chesire Cat
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fictitious cat with a broad grin
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simultaneously
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occuring at the same time
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Caesarian
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method of delivering a baby
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anticipated
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foreseen
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certitude
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certainty or sureness
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invigorated
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enlivened or made lively
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manifested
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made apparent to the senses
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parried
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fought off
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chaos
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confusion or disorder
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verbiage
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too many words
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oracle
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person of knowledge consulted as a medium
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rebut
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disagree
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tyranny
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cruel and unjust use of power
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valise
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suitcase
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incomprehensible
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cannot be understood
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perpetual
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lasting without interruption
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incredible
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cannot be believed
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vacuum
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empty space
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manikin
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model of the human body
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blanch
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turn white or pale
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anesthetized
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made to forget troubles or pain
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penance
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suffering to show sorrow
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obscure
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indistinct or vague
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flailing
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threshing or beating
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sear
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burn surfaces
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warily
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done with caution
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scapegoat
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person or thing that takes blame for others
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insomnia
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inability to sleep
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incriminate
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accuse of a crime
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pedants
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narrow-minded teachers
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convolutions
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folds
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sloth
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tree-dwelling South American mammal
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scythe
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long, curved, single-ended blade
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disintegrate
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break up into parts
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metropolis
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large city
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oblivion
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complete destruction
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concussion
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violent shaking
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pyre
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funeral fire
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