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40 Cards in this Set
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modification
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to change
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verbal
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orally
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manuscript
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handwritten as opposed to mechanical reproduction
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Runic
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an ancient German language written using runes
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Irreverent
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lacking proper respect; sarcastic
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prostrate
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lying flat face down; procumbent
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unintelligible
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unable to be understood
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facsmile
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copy
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polyglot
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able to speak multiple languages
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dialect
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a regional language
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sorrel
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a plant with acidic leaves used in salads
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prawns
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shrimp
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moselle
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wine from the moselle valley in Germany
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conscientiously
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attentively
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stentorian
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loud,powerful.booming
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dictate
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to tell someone something
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St.Michael
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an archangel
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incomprehensible
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unable to understand or fathom
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succession
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act of following in sequence
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cryptogram
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communication security
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obliterated
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to blow up
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alchemist
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one who blends material or substances in nature
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cipher
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a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning
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mother tongue
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native language
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savants
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a person of learning
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Virgil
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Roman epic writer from the Augustan period best known for writing the Aeneid
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haphazard
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sloppy
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ingenious
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displaying brilliance or genius
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impudent
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not showing respect ; boldfaced, impertinent
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convey
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to give
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logographic
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character or symbol that represents a word or phrases
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Oedipus
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Mythical greek king of Thebes
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indecipherable
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impossible to decode, read or understand
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inevitable
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impossible to avoid or prevent
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Geodes
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a nodule of stone with a cavity lined with mineral or crystal material
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presentiment
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a premonition
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utrecht
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a town in Denmark
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naiad
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a female nymph associated with water
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negress
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a black female
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unintelligible
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unable to be understood
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