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39 Cards in this Set
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utopia
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a place of ideal perfection
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dystopia
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a place of human suffering, overcrowding....etc
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entrails
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internal parts of something
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reaping
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to gain as a reward
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apothecary
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druggist or pharmasist
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iridenscent
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a play of colors producing rainbow effects
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paraffin
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a flammable waxy crystalline mixture of hydrocarbon obtained espically from distillates of wood, coal, or petroleum and used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candlesm and in drugs and cosmetics
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tessear
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oil and grains
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meager
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lacking richness, strength, or comparable qualities
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racketeers
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one who extort money or advantages by threats of violence, blackmail, or by unlawful interference with business or employment
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sustenance
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means of support, maintenence, or subsistence
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tribute
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people forced to do something
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repentance
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a feeling of regret for something done or said
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treason
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the offenseof attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state which they have residence
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synonymous
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a like in meaning or significance
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tenuous
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very important, at the moment
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plaited
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protest, complain
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insurmountable
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incapable of being surmounted
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maces
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a heavy, spiked club used as a weapon
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anti-climactic
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against consitiuting a climax
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sanctioned
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ratified, validated
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demeanor
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outward manner or behavior; conduct
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decrepit
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broken down with age; worn out
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inexplicable
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not capable of being explained
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tureen
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a broad deep dish with a cover
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cornucopia
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a cone shaped container overflowing with fruit, flowers,
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swathe
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to wrap or bind
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affectations
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a fond or tender feeling towards someone
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adversaries
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an oppenent or enemy
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deluged
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an irresistible rush
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oblivious
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lacking memory or mindful attention
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surly
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disagreeable
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sic
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intentionally so written used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it exactly reproduces an origional
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irredeemably
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hopeless; not redeemable
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mediocre
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ordinary
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banal
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wanting originality, freshness, or novelty
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ferocity
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the quality of being ferocious
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gossamer
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something light, delicate, or tenuous
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anecdote
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a short narrative of an interesting, amusing or biographical incident
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