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20 Cards in this Set
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allocate
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to assign
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temperance
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the antiliquor movement
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prohibition
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forbidding by law the making and selling of alcoholic beverages
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schism
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a division within an organization into opposing groups
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lobbying
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activities designed to persuade a legislator to support a particular cause or position
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municipal
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city or town
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ration
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to limit the use or consumption of something
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evolution
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the theory that man evolved, or developed, from earlier, simpler life forms
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indict
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to charge with a crime
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atmosphere
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a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence
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convulsively
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with violent, involuntary muscular contractions
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ghastly
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haggard and pale; ghostlike in appearance
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virtuosity
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excellence and brilliance in musical technique or execution
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succession
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a number of persons or things following one another in order
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martyrdom
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extreme suffering or torment for a cause
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authentication
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validation as genuine
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calamity
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a great misfortune or disaster; a catastrophe
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oblivion
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the state of being completely forgotten; the state of forgetting completely or of being completely unaware
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thoroughfare
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a major road or highway
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misconception
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an incorrect interpretation or misunderstanding
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