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37 Cards in this Set
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Entrails
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internal parts
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Reaping
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the time when one boy and one girl from ages 12-18 are chosen to play in the Hunger Games
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Apothecary
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druggist, pharmacy
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Iridescent
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a play of colors, producing rainbow effects
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Paraffin
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a flammable waxy mixture obtained from wood, coal, or petroleum and used in coating and sealing, candles, and drugs
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Tesserae
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a type of grain
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Meager
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a small portion of something
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Racketeers
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people who extort money or advantags by threats of violence or blackmail
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Sustenance
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means of support, maintenence
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Tribute
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a payment made to show submission or secure peace
contibuted or something given voluntarily |
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Repentance
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a feeling of regret for somethin done or said
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Treason
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an offence against the government
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Synonymous
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the same as
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Tenuous
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not dense, rare, not thick
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Plaited
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a style of braiding
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Insurmountable
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incapable of being surmounted
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Maces
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heavy spiked clubs used as weapons
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Anti-climactic
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strikingly less important than what has preceded it
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Sanctioned
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a binding or compelling force
an economic or military measure |
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Demeanor
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outward manner or behavior
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Decrepit
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broken down with age
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Inexplicable
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incapable of being accounted for or explained
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Tureen
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a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods
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Cornucopia
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a great abundance
a horn container overflowing with fruits or flowers that shows abundance |
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Swathe
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to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bondage
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Affections
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tender feelings of attachtment: fondness
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Advesaries
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one that contends with, opposes, or resists
having or involving oppposing parties or interests |
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Deluged
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to over flow with water
a drenching rain an irresitable rush |
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Oblivious
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lacking memory or mindful attention
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Surly
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ill-natured, crabbed, disagreeable
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Sic
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chase, attack
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Inrredeemably
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not redeemable
being beyond remedy |
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Mediocre
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of moderate or low quality
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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 or state 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 narritive of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
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