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16 Cards in this Set
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Recession
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a period of reduced economic activity
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Conservation
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preservation; planned management of natural resources
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Privy
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toilet; outhouse
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Trudged
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to walk or match steadily
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Coniption
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fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm
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Swayback
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having an abnormally sagging back
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wary
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very cautious
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cipher
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to compute arthmetically
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Woe
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trouble misfortune
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Kin
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an indviduals relative
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Teetered
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to more unsteadily
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Threshold
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a point or place of beginnig or entering
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Rasped
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to utter something in a rough, grating voice
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Astride
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with one leg on each side
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Penitentiary
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a state or federal prison
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Cadaver
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dead body
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