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20 Cards in this Set
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TENUOUS
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(Adj.) Flimsy hold, not holding tightly.
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TERRA FIRMA
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(N) Dry land,solid earth or land.
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TELEKINESIS
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(N) Move a thing from a distance without contact.
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SYMBIOSIS
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(N) Two different organisms who help sustain life for each other.
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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(adj.) Done without time to prepare.
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TEMPORIZE
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(V) Act to suit the time; yield to current opinions.
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SYNERGISM
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(N) Action together where the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual efforts taken separately.
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TENTACLE
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(N) Octopus's or squid's arm used to grasp and hold.
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TENACIOUS
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(ADJ.)Holding strongly, using a strong grip.
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TERRESTRIAL
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(Adj.) Of or relating to earth and its inhabitants.
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THEOGONY
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(N) Account of the origin and descent of the gods.
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THERMAL
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Relating to or caused by heat.
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APPENDECTOMY
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(N) Surgically cut out the appendix.
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THERMODYNAMICS
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(N) Study of action caused by heat.
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TELESCOPE
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(N) Instrument for seeing things at a distance.
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THEOCENTRIC
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(adj.) Having God as the central interest and ultimate concern in life.
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TERRAIN
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(N) Geographical area; features of earth in an area.
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TEMPORAL
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(Adj.) Of or relating to time [not eternal]
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TONSILLECTOMY
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(N) surgically cut out the tonsils.
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SYNDROME
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(n) Groups of symptoms that occur together.
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