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38 Cards in this Set
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utopia
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a place of ideal perfection
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dystopia
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a place filled with bad experiences
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entrails
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internal organs of a body
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reaping
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to take down a group of things
to cut down and gather |
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apothecary
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a person who has been trained in the preparation of drugs and medicine
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iridescent
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a display of beatiful raiinbow-like colors
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paraffin
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a waxy mixture used to make candals, or used to lubricate materials
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tesserae
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grain and oil
an early form of money |
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meager
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lacking richness or strength
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racketeers
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one who exturts money or advantages by threats, or unlawful interference with buisness
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sustenance
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a means of support, or the maintaining of something
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tribute
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a payment made by a ruler or nation to another to show submission or to scure peace or protection
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repentance
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a feeling of regret for something done or said
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treason
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a batrayal of a trust or truce
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synonymous
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a like in meaning or signifance
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tenuous
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not easy to get;rare
having little substance or strength |
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plaited
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a usually flat braid for hair
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insurmountable
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not able to seperate
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maces
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a heavy spiked club used for a weapon in the middle ages
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anti-climatic
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an event closing a series that is strikingly less important than what happened before it
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sanctioned
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a measure used to enforce a lway or rule
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demeanor
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an outward manner or behavior
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decrepit
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broken down with age: worn out
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inexplicable
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not possible to explain
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tureen
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a large dish usually filled with food
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cornucopia
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any cone shaped area/shape/rectile
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swathe
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to wrap or bind
to constrict/enfold |
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affectations
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an artificial behavior or mannerism adopted to impress others
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adversaries
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an opponent/enemy
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deluged
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an overflow of liquid materials
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oblivious
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unknowing; being secretive
to be unaware |
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surly
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agricated
to be ina bad mood |
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sic
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to set upon
to summon |
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irredeemably
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terrible
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mediocre
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average
neither good nor bad |
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banal
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repeating something that has no meaning
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ferocity
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to be savage/ fierce/ extreme/ relentless
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gossamer
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a soft, sheer, gauzy fabric
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