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26 Cards in this Set
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centuries
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periods of 100 years
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terraced
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stepped, raised areas of land used for farming
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ancestors
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relatives from the past
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staff
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an elaborate walking stick
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bamboo
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a tall, woody member of the grass family used for building primitive houses and other things
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knoll
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a small hill
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heave
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to lift up with force
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fathomless
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bottomless or very deep (a fathom= 6 feet)
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phosphorescent
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glowing without giving off heat
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bade
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wished (past tense of bid)
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sheaves
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bundles of cut wheat, straw, rice, etc.
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threshed
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beat on the floor to seperate the grains from the husks
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reap
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to cut and gather
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suave
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sophisticated, smooth, polite
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sternly
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strictly, firmly, harshly
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ebbing
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pulling back (as a wave pulls back to the sea)
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subsiding
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sinking back to a normal level
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horizon
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the imaginary line between land and sky
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porclain
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smooth, hard ceramic often used for plates and cups
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province
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a division of land with its own government within a country
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zenith
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the highest point or when the sun is directly overhead
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exqisite
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beautiful, delicate, elegant
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scroll
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rolled up parchment with important writing on it
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scholar
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a wise or well educated person
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alcove
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a recessed area within a room
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solemnly
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seriously, somberly
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