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19 Cards in this Set
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radical
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going to the root
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marionette
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a puppet worked with strings
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feigning
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faking in order to deceive
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proboscis
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the truck of an elephant
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olfactory
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sense of smell
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theremin
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a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the players hand and two metal rods severing as antennas
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odious
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deserving or causing hatred
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abstract
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thought of apart from concrete realities
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cacophony
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harsh discordance of sound
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proclivies
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natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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stratum
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a layer of materials naturally formed
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pulverized
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to reduce to dust or power
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contra
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against
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sedative
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tending to calm
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pratfall
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a fall made on purpose
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intellectual
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appealing to or engaging the intellect
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luminescent
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the emission of light not caused by incandscene
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masloeum
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a stately and magnificent tomb
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centrifuge
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an apparatus that rotates on high speed
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