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136 Cards in this Set
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prima donna
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significant female singer or dancer
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genocide
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killing a whole nation
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Genesis
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the beginning
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primary
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first in time or order
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primogenitor
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first born of a family
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gender
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classification of male or female
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generous
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willing to give or share
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progeny
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children or offspring
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genius
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great mental capacity
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generic
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a whole class, group or kind
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generation
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single stage in the succession of decendants
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genuine
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not artificial
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indigenous
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existing or growing naturally in a region or country
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gen
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beginning or origin
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genetic
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branch of biology dealing with heredity and variation in animals
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ped
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foot
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centipede
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a worm
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podiatrist
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a physician who deals with the care and treatment of the foot
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pedastal
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a bottom support of a base of a pillar or statue
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pedestrian
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going on foot
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pedal
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a level operated by the foot
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tripod
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a three legged stool or support
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pedometer
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instrument that measures the distance walked
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pedicure
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trimming or cleaning of toenails
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prin
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first
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principle
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a fundamental truth upon which others are based
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protocol
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original draft of document
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primer
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elementary textbook
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principal
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1st in rank
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protagonist
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main person in a novel
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impediment
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anything that obstructs
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primeval
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earliest times or ages
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principality
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territory ruled by a prince
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prince
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ruler below a king
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ben, bene
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good
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bontenous
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generous
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benediction
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a BLESSING
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bonanza
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a rich mine, source of great wealth or prosperity
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bonus
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anything given in addition to the customary or required amount
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benevolent
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an inclination to do good
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bon vivant
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a person having a cultivated, refined sociable, taste, especially in food and drink
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beneficiary
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anyone receiving benefits
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benign
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good natured
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benefactor
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one who has given help especially financially
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bona fide
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in good faith
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mal
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bad
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malevolent
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bad feeling towards someone
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malicious
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desiring harm to someone or something
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malodorous
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bad smelling
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malady
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had health condition
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malarial
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illness by bad air
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malediction
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bad speech
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malefactor
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one who does wrong
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malignant
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bad or harmful
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malignant
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bad or harmful
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malpractice
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performing one's duty in a bad way
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man
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hand
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manufacture
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to make by hand or machine
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manual
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handbook
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manuscript
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hand written or typed
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manicure
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care of the hands or nails
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manager
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handles business affairs
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manipulate
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skillfully operate by hand
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maneuver
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training exercise
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mandate
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order or command
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emancipate
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release from one's hand
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portal
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door or gate
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portage
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carrying goods and boats over land
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portcullis
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sliding iron door hung over castle entrance
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porter
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one who carries luggage
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support
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to carry or uphold
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transport
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to carry across a great distance
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injection
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the throwing of medicine into the flesh by needle
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throw
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jettison
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throw goods overboard to lighten
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interjection
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a word thrown into a sentence of conversation
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subject
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to throw under another's power
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reject
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an object thrown out because it is defective
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dejection
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feeling of being thrown down in spirit
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eject
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to throw out
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projectile
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object thrown into air with force
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trajectory
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curved path of an object thrown into space
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projection
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a long range plan thrown out for analysis
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mote
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move
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promote
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move forward in position
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commotion
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disturbing noise and movement
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demote
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to move down in position
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emotion
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strong inner movement
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immobile
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unable to move
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remote
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distant
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locomotion
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power to move from place to place
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automobile
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vehicle capable of moving on its own
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unmotivated
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not prompted to move or act
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nonmobile
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not capable of spontaneous movement
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commissioner
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a person sent to meet with others to plan and make official decisions
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smite
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to send a sharp blow
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transmit
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to send from one place to another
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admissible
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able to be sent as truthful evidence
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missive
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message sent through air
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submissive
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yielding, obedient
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permit
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to allow, to authorize
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missionary
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person sent for special tasks, meant for religious reasons
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missile
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a rocket or weapon sent through the air
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remittance
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money sent in a payment
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mit
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send
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chrono
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time
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anachronism
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anything that is out of its proper time
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chronicles
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a historical account of events of a particular itme
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chronic
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continuing for a long time
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chronometer
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a time piece, a watch or a clock
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temporary
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lasting a short time
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extemporaneous
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given without time to prepare
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contemporary
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someone living at the same time
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tempo
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time of a piece of music
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synchronize
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to cause to happen at the sametime
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tempest
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violent storm lasting only a short time
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gram/graph
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to write
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grammar
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rules for using the written word
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cardiogram
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tracing of writing made by a heart monitor
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autograph
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persons own handwriting
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graphology
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study of a persons handwriting and what is reveals about them
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biography
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story of a person's life
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epigraph
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saying written on a building or statue
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orthography
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written words with correct spelling
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autobiography
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story of one's life written by oneself
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graphics
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written, drawn or printed
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dict
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to speak
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diction
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one's mannor of speaking
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contradict
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to speak against, to deny the truth
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dictation
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act of speaking so another can write it down
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indictment
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formal words or spoken by a grand jury charging a person with a crime
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dictionary
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reference book in which written and spoken words are defined
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predict
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speak about future events
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verdict
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decision in a trial given by a jury
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dictator
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leader who speaks and rules with absolute power
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dicturn
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a judge's rulling or statement
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