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20 Cards in this Set
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BENEDICTION
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n) a blessing; a giving of thanks
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CENTENNIAL
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n) a 100th anniversary or its celebration
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CLOSET
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n) a small room for clothes for supplies
v) to shut up in a room for a private talk |
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CONDUIT
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n) a pipe or channel for conveying fluid; a tube for electrical wires
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CONSCRIPT
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n) a draftee;
v) to force into government service |
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CURATOR
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n) person in charge of a museum, library, etc.
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DEVOLVE
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v) to pass on (duties, tasks) to another
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FACILITY
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n) skill; dexterity; absence of difficulty; building which aids an activity
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GRADUAL
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a) little by little; taking place by degrees
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IMPEDE
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v) to hinder the progress of; obstruct
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INSECT
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n) any of a large class of small, usually winged, invertebrates having 3 pairs of legs
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JUROR
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n) one sworn to oath on a jury
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MALIGNANT
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a) having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death
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PERCEPTION
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n) the mental grasp of something; insight or intuition
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PRECEDE
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v) to be, come, or go before in rank, time or place
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PUSILLANIMOUS
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a) timid; cowardly
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RECEPTOR
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n) that which takes in; (phys.) sense organ or nerve ending
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SESSILE
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a) attached directly by its base; fixed; immobile
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SUBJACENT
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a) underlying; situated beneath
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TENET
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n) a principle, doctrine or belief held as truth
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