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16 Cards in this Set
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Sapphire
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a clear bright blue precious stone
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jewelry
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pieces (as rings and necklaces) worn on the person
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Indicates
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to be a sign of <flowers indicating the arrival of spring>
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Counter
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a level surface (as a table) over which business is done or food is served or on which goods are displayed
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Smudge
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a blurry spot or streak : SMEAR or STAIN 2
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Sovereignty
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freedom from outside control
supreme power especially over |
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Popular
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of, relating to, or coming from the whole body of people <popular government>
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Secession
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to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party)
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Confederacy
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the Confederate States of America made up of the 11 southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 and 1861
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Civil War
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a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country or nation
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Dominant
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very important, powerful, or successful <a dominant industry>
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Hybrid
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1 : an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera
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Recessive
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producing a bodily characteristic
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Breeding
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to produce (plants or animals) by sexual reproduction <breed cattle>
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Regeneration
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spiritually reborn or renewed
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Asexual
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occurring or formed without the production and union of two kinds of gametes <asexual reproduction> <asexual spores>
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