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20 Cards in this Set
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Volatility
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(adj.) apt to become suddenly violent or dangerous
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Surfeit
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(noun) an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled, or bored by it
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Desiccate
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(verb) to preserve foot by removing its moisture
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Corral
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(noun) history a temporary defensive enclosure formed by wagons arranged in a circle
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Inundating
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to overwhelm somebody with a huge quantity of things that must be dealt with
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Indelible
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(adj.) physically impossible to rub out, wash out, or alter
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Creosote
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(noun) a think yellowish-to-brown oily substance use: wood preservative
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Arroyos
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(noun) a steep-sided dry gulch in a desert area that is wet only after heavy rain
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Meticulously
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(adj.) extremely careful and precise
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Burgeoning
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(adj.) growing or expanding rapidly
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Emanates
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(verb) to come from or come out of somebody, something, or somewhere
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Canted
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(noun) boring talk filled with clichés and platitudes
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Hegira
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(noun) the withdrawal of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution
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Astute
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(adj.) shrewd and discerning , especially where personal benefit is to be derived
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Eremitic
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(noun) a hermit, especially one who lives alone for religious reasons
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Ephemeral
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(adj.) lasting for only a short period of time and leaving Period 2 Words vocab - Google Docsno permanent trace
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Mercurial
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(adj.) relating to the Roman god Mercury
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Succor
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(noun) help or relief for somebody or something in a difficult or unpleasant situaltion
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Cavorting
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(verb) to behave in a physically lively and uninhibited way
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Sojourn
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(noun) a short stay at a place
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