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73 Cards in this Set
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optimism |
The belief that good ultimately prevails over evil
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epicenter
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an area of earths surface directly above the place of origin of an earth quake
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unscrupulous
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not restrained by ideas of right and wrong
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unswerving
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strong firm
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milieu
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surroundings environment
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flippant
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lacking respect or seriousness
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loquacious
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talking a lot
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gubernatorial
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of or relating to a state of governor or the office
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aliment
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a disorder or illness
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covenant
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a legal undertaking to do or to refrain from doing act or thing
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gregarious
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very social
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memorandum
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a note made as a reminder
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melancholy
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filled with sorrow very sad
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abet
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to urge on or help in crime
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crucial
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decisive critical
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dastardly
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mean cowardly
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logy
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dull or sluggish
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lox
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a kind of smoked salmon
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ludicrous
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causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous acts
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osteopathy
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a school of medicine and surgery that emphasizes interrelationship of muscles and bones to other body systems
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outwear
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to out last
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paddy
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a rice field
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panoply
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a full suit of armor
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sigma
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the 18 letter in the Greek
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nonferrous
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not containing iron
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pliant
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easily bent ; pliable
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zed
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the letter Z
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yogi
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one who practices yoga
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Xerxes
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519-465 b.c king of Persia
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ween
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to think
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unwary
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not wary or cautious
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ABC
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the basic elements (of a subject)
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urn
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a vase with pedestal
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pachinko
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pinball game in Japan
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sack but
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A bass trumpet with a slide for alternating tone
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sapajou
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any group of south central American monkies
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zouk
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a lively form of Caribbean music
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zonal
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of a zone having to do with zones
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zoolatry
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the worship of animals
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Soddy
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of or like sod made of sod
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Talbert
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a small tabor
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tabor
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a small drum
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Yale
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a fabulous beast with horns and tusks
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babbler
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a person who talks a lot
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inert
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having no power
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inflow
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the act of flowing
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inmost
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the farthest in;the most in
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intersecting
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the act of crossing
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face joint
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a division between stones&brick
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fa con
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work style;workmanship
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die game
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to die bravey
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i.c.b.m
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intercontinental ballistic missile
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idle
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doing nothing not busy
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hydrous
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containing water esp. in chemical combination
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indict
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to charge with a crime
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chyme
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the semisolid mass formed in the stomach as food digests then passes into the small intestine
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zinger
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a clever or witty remark
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zebu
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a domesticated ox of Asia and Africa
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nutmeat
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the kernel of a nut
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pip
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a small seed ,as of an apple
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posy
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a flower or bouquet
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twit
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to reproach or taunt
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zany
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a silly or foolish person
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wharf
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a structure built on shore in which ships are loaded
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dungaree
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a course cotton cloth
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dupe
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a person easily tricked
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cozen
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to cheat
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damselfly
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a slow moving brightly colored dragon fly
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explicit
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clearly shown , stated
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fastidious
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not easy to please
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flaw
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a crack in a jem
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folly
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lack of sense
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halfwit
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a stupid or silly person
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