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37 Cards in this Set
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entrails
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internal parts
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reaping
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when a boy and girl are chosen for the hunger games
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apothecary
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a drugess, pharmacy
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iridescent
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a play of colors, producing rainbow affects
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paraffin
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a flamable waxy mixture obtained from wood, coal, petroleum
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tesserae
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a type of grain
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meager
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a small portion of something
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rackateers
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people who extort money, or advantages by threats of violence or blackmail
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sustenance
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means of support, maintenence
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tribute
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a payment made to show submission or secure peace contributed or something given voluntarily
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repentance
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a feeling of regret for something done or said
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treason
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an offense against the government.
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synonymous
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the same as
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tenuous
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not dense, rare, not thick
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plaited
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a style of braiding
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insurmountable
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incapable of being surmounted
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maces
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heavy spiked club used as a weapon
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anti-climactic
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strikingly less important than what has proceeded it
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sanctioned
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a binding or compelling force
an economic or military measure |
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demeanor
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outward meaner or behavior
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decrepit
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broken down with age
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inexplicable
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not capable of being explained
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tureen
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a broad, deep dish with a cover, used for serving soup at the table
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cornucopia
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a coneshaped container overflowing with fruit, flowers, ect.
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swathe
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to wrap or bind with a strip or strips of cloth
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affections
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artificial behaviors designed to impress others, pretense
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adversaries
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an opponent or enemy
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deluged
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a great flood, downpour
an overwhelming influx of something |
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oblivious
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lacking memory of something, as being preoccupied; forgetful
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surly
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illhumored; gruff; sullen
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sic
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thus; so
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irredeemably
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Not capable of being turned in for exchange
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mediocre
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neither good nor bad
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banal
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lacking originality, especially meaningless and dull; trite
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ferocity
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extreme cruelty and fierceness; savageness
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gossamer
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fine, silky strands spun by a spider
a soft, sheer, gauzy cloth |
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anecdote
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a short account of an interesting or humorous occurence or event
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