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80 Cards in this Set
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a fortiori
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for a still stronger reason, all the more
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abracadabra
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magical charm or incantation
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aerate
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to supply or charge with a gas, esp co2
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Alamogordo
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city in NM; first atomic bomb exploded
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alto clef
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the C clef
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anagram
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word or phrase formed by reordering letters of another word or phrase
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anamnesis
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recalling to memory
complete case history of a patient |
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ancylostomiasis
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disease caused by hookworm infestation
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anemochory
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dispersal of seeds, fruits, and other plant parts by wind
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anion
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a negatively charged ion
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aperture
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an opeing, hole, gap, or slit
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appoggiatura
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an embellishing note
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atomism
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the ancient thoery of democritus, epicurus, and lucretisus (simple, minute, indivisible, and indestructible particles are basic components of entire universe...)
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bagasse
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the dry fibrous residue after extraction of juice from sugar cane
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balmacaan
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loose full overcoat w/raglan sleeves made of wollen cloth
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banausic
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merely mechanical
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beau ideal
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the concept of perfect beauty
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bedlamite
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a mentaly ill person
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bel esprit
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a cultivated highly intelligent person
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bijouterie
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a collection of trinkets or jewelry
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biparous
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producing two offspring in a single birth
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bonhomie
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a pleasant and affable disposition; geniality
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calyx
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the sepals of a flower considered as a group
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carom
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a collision followed by a rebound; a shot in billards
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cassoulet
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casserole of white beans, various meats, and herbes
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castanet
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a rhythm instrument consisting of a pair of slightly concave shells of ivory or hardwood
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causerie
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an informal discussion or chat, esp of an intellectual nature
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cembalo
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a harpsichord
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cenacle
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a clique or circle esp of writers
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cephalic
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of or relating to the head
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chanterelle
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an edible mushroom
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chloasma
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patchy browndiscooration that usually occurs on a womans face and may result fom hormonal changes in pregnancy
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chrestomathy
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a section of literary passages usually by one author
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compleat
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a highly developed or wide-ranging skill or proficiency; an outstanding individual, quintessential
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concrescence
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the growing together of related parts, tissues or cells
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connubial
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relating to marriage, conjungal
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crenate
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having a marjin with low, rounded or scalloped projectoins
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cruet
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a small glass bottle for holding a condiment; holding the Eucharist
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cuesta
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a ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff on the other
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cystectomy
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surgical removal of a cyst
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daedal
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ingenious and complex in desinn or function, intricate, artistic
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daguerrotype
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an early photographic process with the iage made on a light sensitive silver coated metallic plate
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Darfur
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region and former sultanate of western Sudan
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decalcomania
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the process of transferring pictures or designs onto glass or metal; a decal
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decumbent
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lying down, reclining; growing on the ground but w/erect or risiing tips
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defenestrate
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to throw out of a window
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denizen
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an inhabitant, a resident
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denticulate
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finely toothed or notched; minutely dentate
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dentifrice
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a substance for cleaning the teeth
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sesipramine
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an antidepressant
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deuteranopia
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form of colorblindness characterized by an insensitivity to green
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diaphanous
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of such a fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
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dilettante
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a dabbler in an art or field of knowledge
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dissolute
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lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures
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dramatis personae
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characters in a play or story
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drogue
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a drag, usually a canvas-covered conical frame, floating behind a vessel to prevent drifiting or to maintain a heading into the wind
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dubiety
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a feeling of doubt that often results in wavering
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dulcimer
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an instrument with wire stirngs of graduated lenghts stretched over a sound box, played by striking with two padded hammer or by plucking
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dybbuk
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in Jewish fokelore, the wandering soul of a dead person that enters the body of al living person and controls his behavior
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ecchymosis
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the passageof blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue
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echolocation
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a sensory system in cerain animals (i.e. bats and dolphins) in which usually high-pitched souds re emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objcets ELECTRONICS: process for determining locatoin of objects by emitting osund waves
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effrent
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directed away from a central organ or section
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effete
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depleted of vitality, force or effectiveness; exhausted; inferitle; self-indulgent, triiality, or decadence; overrefined, effeminate
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efficacious
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capable of producing a desired effect
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emolument
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payent for an office or emplyment; compensation
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empennage
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the tail of an airplane
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equinoctial
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relating to an equinox
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equitation
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art and practice of riding a horse
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escarpment
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a steel slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations
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estaminet
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a small cafe
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exodontics
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the dental speciality that deals with extraction of teeth
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exsanguinate
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to drain of blood
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exscind
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to cut out; excise
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exsiccate
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to dry up
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extirpate
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to pull up by the roots; destroy totally, exterminate; remove by surgery
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facetiae
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witty or humorous writings and sayings
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falcate
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curved and tampering to a point; sickle-shaped
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farandole
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a spirited circle dance of Provencal derivation
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farinaceous
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made from, rich in, or consisting of starch; a mealy or powdery texture
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fecundity
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feritle; capable of producing offspring esp in abundance; productivity or creative power
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