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20 Cards in this Set
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arid
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dry; desertlike
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dearth
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a scarce supply; an insufficiency of
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devoid
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completely without something; lacking
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excerpt
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a portion taken from a longer section
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exhaustive
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complete; including or considering all possibilities
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integral
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essential or necessary parts of a whole
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paltry
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very small and insignifigant; lacking in importance
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plethora
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an excess of something; great abundance
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replenish
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to add to or fill up again
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scant
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barely enough or sufficient; falling short in supply
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ascribe
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to identify as causing something to attribute
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circumscribe
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to enclose in a circle
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inscribe
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to write on a surface
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nondescript
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lacking distinctive or individual features
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prescribe
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to give or recommend as a medical treatment
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proscribe
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to forbid; to prohibt
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scribe
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a person who copies manuscripts and documents
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scripture
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sacred writings of books; passages from sacred writings
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subscript
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a small letter written below and to the right of the bigger letter
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transcribe
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to make a full written copy of spoken material
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