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24 Cards in this Set
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delta
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a fan shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river
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river
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a long, large stream that begins in the mountains and flows downhill
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stream
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a body of flowing water smaller than a river
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banks
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the area along sides of rivers and streams
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source
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the starting point where every river begins
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mouth
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the point where a river pours out into the ocean or other large body of water
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tributary
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a stream that flows into a river
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drainage basin
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the area of land drained by a river system (basin is another word for sink)
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furious
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very angry
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strenuous
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showing or requiring great energy
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unusual
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rare
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posession
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something held as ones own
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guilty
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having done wrong
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mystified
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to thoroughly confuse the understanding of
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partition
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a separation or dividing wall
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maze
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a confusing or complicated path of passages
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admitted
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to confess to something
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shrieked
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to cry out or scream
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Haiku
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a poem originally from Japan that is 17 syllables and doesn't rhyme
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dodge
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to avoid something
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nocturnal
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active at night
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splendid
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very good, excellent
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shabby
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worn out or neglected
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demonstrate
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to show other people how to do something
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