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36 Cards in this Set
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Reincarnation
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rebirth of the soul in a new body
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Remove
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too take away or off
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Ordinary
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usually or commonly expected
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Propriety
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comformity to establish standards of proper behavior or manners
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Science
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a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws
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Detriment
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anything that causes damage or harm
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Monster
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an animal or plant of abnormal form of structure
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Monocle
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an eyeglass for one eye
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Impulsive
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swayed by emotional impulses
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Insult
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to treat insolently or with contempuous rudeness
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Subterranean
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existing or situated below the surface of the earth
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Vitamin
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any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism and health, found in foods and also produced synthetically
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Vivacious
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lively
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Prescience
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foreknowledge
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Carnality
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worldly, materially
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Terrestrial
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of the land
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Motif
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recurrent theme
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Primordial
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original, earliest
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Ocular
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pertaining to the eye
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Appropriate
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fitting
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Salient
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prominent
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Remonstrate
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protest
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Contrition
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penitence
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Repulse
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drive back, repel
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Omniscient
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having infinite knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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Vivisection
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the practice of dissecting or cutting into living animals
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Mediterranean
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a person whose physical characteristics are considered typical of the peoples native to or inhabiting the Mediterranean area
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Carnivore
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any chiefly flesh-eating mammal
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Binoculars
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involving two eyes
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Compulsive
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a strong, irresistible impulse
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Exordium
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the introductory part of an oration of discourse
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Trite
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made stale and uninteresting by repeated use
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Terrain
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a tract of land considered with reference to its natural features
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Carnage
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the slaughter of many people
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Mobile
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capable of moving or being moved readily
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Assailant
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to attack violently
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