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40 Cards in this Set
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trellis
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a wooden support for vines
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burdock
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a weed
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heliotrope
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a sweet-smelling flower
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pneumonia
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a disease
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fatigue
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weariness
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gingham
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a printed fabric
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phosphate
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a drink, usually fruit flavored
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unobtrusive
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unnoticed
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legacy
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inheritance
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traipse
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walk idly
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savant
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scholar
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pince-nez
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eyeglasses
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vestiges
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traces or small bits
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brachiocephalic
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short-headed
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illiterate
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uneducated
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remorse
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regret
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belligerent
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warlike
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diligent
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hardworking
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careen
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sway
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farce
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exaggerated comedy
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gangling
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ungraceful
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meditative
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thoughtful
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barren
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unproductive
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alacrity
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quickness
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crestfallen
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dejected
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affront
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insult
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musingly
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reflectively
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exasperation
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irritation
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tableau
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picture, as of a scene
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cynicism
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sarcasm
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lugubrious
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mournful
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sentiment
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emotion
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genealogy
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study of one's ancestors
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wean
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detach from something; to withdraw a person from some object, habit, or form of enjoyment
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bereaved
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greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.
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anguished
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feeling, showing, or accompanied by anguish.
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patent
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the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
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lumbago
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pain in the lower, or lumbar, region of the back or loins, especially chronic or recurring pain.
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epitaph
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an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
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subside
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Become less intense, violent, or severe
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