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25 Cards in this Set
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flourescence
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very bright light or color
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abrubt
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sudden; unexpected
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theatrics
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dramatics
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chandelier
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lighting fixture hung from the ceiling with branches for candles or bulbs
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Oriental
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of the Orient and its people
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kaleidoscope
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a small tube containing bits of colored glass reflected into shapes as the tube turns
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peer
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to look closely
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frantic
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wild with anger, pain, or worry
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casserole
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a dish in which food can be baked and served
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circumstances
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conditions
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muted
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a softened sound
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auction
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public sale of items to the highest bidder
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler
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Section 5 Vocabulary
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saunter
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a leisurely walk
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sonnet
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a poem of 14 lines
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urgency
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calling for immediate action
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trance
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a daze; a stupro
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coincidence
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accidental occurence of events or ideas at the same time
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pauper
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an extremely poor person
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ascend
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to go up
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emit
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to send out; to give forth
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stammer
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to speak with involuntary pauses and rapid repetitions
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astound
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to astonish greatly
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categories
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classes or divisions in a scheme of classifications
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analyze
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examine in detail
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