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88 Cards in this Set
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abolish
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to do away with
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abnormal
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unusual
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accomplishment
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achievement
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adapt
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to adjust in order to fill a need
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agile
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able to move quickly & easily
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alter
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make different; change
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auditory
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learn from hearing
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avid
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enthusiastic about something; devoted
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awkward
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clumsy; unskilled
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chemist
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an expert in chemistry
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cluster
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bunch
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colossal
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huge, immense, gigantic
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compose
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to make by combining elements or skills
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confined
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restricted
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constant
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regular; uninterrupted
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cope
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to deal with problems or trouble
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cultivate
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to foster the growth of
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deficit
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a shortage in amount; a deficiency
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detect
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discover the presence of
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disperse
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to cause to spread widely;p to move in different directions
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distribute
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to spread out; divide among many
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emissary
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an agent or representative
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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florist
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person who sells flowers
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formation
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a thing formed a certain way
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frequently
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often; usually
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gallant
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brave
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gallantly
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bravely
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gleam
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to shine with moderate brightness
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grasp
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to take or seize; to grab, to clutch
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heritage
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property or culture that gets passed down
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horizontally
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across; parallel to the horizon
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immense
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huge
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impudent
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showing disrespect
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impudently
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acting disrespectfully
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infamous
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having a reputation of the worst kind
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infamously
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a personal acting in the worst way
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involve
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include
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kinesthetic
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learn from touching, doing, moving
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legacy
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something left to a person, such as a will or legend
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lumbered
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to move heavily or clumsily
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maneuver
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to move around things
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massive
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big, large
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merge
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to combine or blend into one
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modality
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way of learning
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mute
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silent
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neophyte
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a beginner; a novice
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nuisance
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an annoying person or thing
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orthopedic
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relating to the study & treatment of bones & joints
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pandemonium
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a wild uproar
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peevish
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fretful; irritable; complaining
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peevishly
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acting irritably
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petrify
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to scare; to turn into stone
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plausible
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reasonable; seeming fair
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prediction
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a statement of what one thinks will happen
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propel
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to force forward
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prowess
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extraordinary ability
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pungent
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sharp, unpleasant odor
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quantity
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amount
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quest
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search
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recall
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to bring back to mind; to remember
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reluctant
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showing unwillingness to do something
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render
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to deliver; to present
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repulsive
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disgusting;upsetting
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robust
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strong & healthy
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rotate
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to move around a central point; to take turns
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seasonal
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dependent upon the time of year
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serene
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quiet, calm peaceful
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serenely
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calmly, quietly
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serenity
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quiet, calm
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stamina
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endurance
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stupefy
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to astonish; to surprise greatly
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sullen
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gloomily silent
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suspense
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mental uncertainty
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synthetic
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produced artificially
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technician
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having special scientific or mechanical skills
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testimony
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any form of evidence
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trestle
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a train bridge with a horizontal brace
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vagrant
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a person who wanders idly without means of support
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veterinarian
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doctor for animals
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visual
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learn from seeing
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vital
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extremely important
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wretch
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a miserable, unhappy person
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wretched
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feeling miserable and unhappy
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zenith
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the highest point
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vertical
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straight up and down
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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douse
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to throw liquid on
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