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16 Cards in this Set
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inert
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unmoving; still
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited or caused to move, calm, apthetic
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languorous
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still or unmoving in a dreamy way
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in situ
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describing something which is still in its orignal place or ccurs in its original position
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caryatid
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a supporting column sculpted in the form of a woman
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cunctation
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a delay or procrastination
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quagmire
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a bog or area o fground which is wet and boggy and yields under foot; a difficult and complicated situation
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coffle
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a group of animals or prisoners chained together in a line
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hegira
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a journey from one place to a better or more disrable place
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about
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peregrination
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a journey
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gad
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to move about from one place to anothe rin search of amusement
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celerity
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speed, rapidity
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motile
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capable of spontaneous movement
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diaspora
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the spreading of a people from one central location to points across the globe
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gallivant
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to go from place to place for fun or pleasure
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