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20 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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introduction
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preamble
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feeling that something is about to happen
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premonition
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unreasonable attitude for or against something
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prejudice
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exceptionally advanced
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precocious
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legal permission to engage in some activity
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license
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disregarding sexual restraints
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licentious
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not lawful
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illicit
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behead
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decapitate
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seat of government
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capital
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surrender
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capitulate
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list of events in the order of their occurrence
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chronology
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frequent or persistent
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chronic
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history
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chronicle
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very accurate timepiece
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chronometer
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instrument that ticks regularly to mark the beat in music
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metronome
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outer boundary of a body or figure
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perimeter
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instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure
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barometer
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wander from the main subject
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digress
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reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree
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degrade
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going by steps or degrees
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gradual
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