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24 Cards in this Set
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler
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Section 3 Vocabulary
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dismal
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dark and gloomy; dreary
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authority
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an expert
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absolute
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perfect and complete
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executive
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capable of carrying out duties and functions
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corporation
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a group of people organized to operate a business
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parentheses
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the curved lines used to set off a word in a sentence
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pagan
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one who has no religion
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corpuscle
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any of the cells in the blood
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pedestal
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a bottom support or base of a pillar
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telepathy
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communication between minds without speaking
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petit fours
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tiny frosted cakes
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expresso
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a hot drink like coffee
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conscience
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an awareness of right and wrong with a compulsion to do right
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diagram
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a sketch that explains something by outlining its parts
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stealthily
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in a secretive or furtive way
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associate
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to bring into relationship
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browse
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to examine in a casual way
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sawhorse
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a rack on which wood is placed while being sawed
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stonemason
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one whose work is building with stone
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footnote
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a note of comment or reference at the bottom of a page
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investigate
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to search into
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emblem
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a visible symbol of a thing
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indicate
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to direct attention to
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