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16 Cards in this Set
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Thalassology
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the study of the sea
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Encomium
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words of soothing, praise, comfort
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Autodidact
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self-taught
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Postprandial
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after lunch
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Preamble
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walking before
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Alula
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a little wing (of a house or bird)
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Sonority
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the sound of
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Marmorated
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marble-like / hard as marble (stinkbug shell)
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Retrogress
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step back
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Sapid
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tasty, with flavor
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Minatory
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threatening
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Truculent
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savage, fierce, cruel
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Opprobrium
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approval
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Amanuensis
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a writer, secretary, etc.
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Gluten
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glue
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Circumflex
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bend around
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