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20 Cards in this Set
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ACCIDENT
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n) an unforseen happening, often unfortunate in outcome
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AMPHORA
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n) tall jar with narrow neck and two handles near the top
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ASPECT
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n) the way one appears; looks; view; exposure; phase
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AUTOMOBILE
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n) a car, usually with four wheels and motor
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COMPONENT
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n) an element; part; ingredient
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CONSECUTIVE
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a) a following in order; without interruption
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CONTORT
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v) deform; force out of shape by bending, twisting, etc.
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CONTROVERSY
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n) argument; debate; quarrel; dispute
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DECUPLE
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a) tenfold; ten times as large
v) multiply by ten |
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DEVISE
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v) to think out; plan; invent; contrive
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DISPEL
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v) to scatter; drive away; cause to vanish; disperse
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IMPENDING
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a) about to happen
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INADVERTENT
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a) negligent; heedless; inattentive; unintentional
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METONYMY
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n) use of the name of on thing for that of another associated with it
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PROSTITUTE
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v) to sell sexual services; to sell oneself for unworthy purposes
n) a whore; harlot |
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REPLY
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v) to answer in words; echo; to respond by action
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RETRACT
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v) to draw back in; withdraw; recant
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SEMAPHORE
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n) system of signaling by lights, flags, & arms
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THERMOSTAT
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n) device for regulating temperature, esp. heat
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TRANSMIT
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v) to convey or send from one person or place to another; to allow passage of
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