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33 Cards in this Set
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rosette
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rose-resembling ornament or badge. decorative. worn on dress to indicate possessor of honor.
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peony
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garden plant: pink, red, white or creamy.
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isinglass
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transparent gelatin from air bladder of fish.
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gunnel
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upper edge of ship's side
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marl
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mix of clays, Ca and Mg carbonate, shells. used for fertilizer.
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bight
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bend or curve. mainly in shoreline. or wide bay.
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ocher
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orange yellow
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impalpable
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not perceptible to the touch
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gloaming
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twilight
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transclucence
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trasmitting light but with diffusion to eliminate clear images.
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transmutation
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transformed from one element to another by nuclear reaction.
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derivative
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copied or adopted.
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant
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columbine
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a plant with five spurred petals; dovelike
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bedlam
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madhouse
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foolscap
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13x16 paper
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quire
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set of 24 or 25 sheets orrrr 1/20 ream of paper
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Ceres
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Roman goddess of agriculture
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Persephone
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wife of Hades
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obduracy
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hardened against good influence
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arcane
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known only by those having special knowledge
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dissipate
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drive away or dispel
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poignant
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physically and mentally painful, but good for emotion
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misogyny
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hatred of women
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vexed
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irritated
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appliqued
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decorated by cutting pieces and applying to surface
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bullion
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gold or silver important with quantity; lace trimming
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anomalous
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abnormal
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accoutrements
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trappings, distinctions; issued to soldier
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intransigence
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refusal to compromise
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paradigm
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example
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hosannas
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shouts of praise
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cicatrix
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scar tissue on wound
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