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60 Cards in this Set
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Agoraphobia
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The fear of public or open spaces, an anxiety disorder.
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Philosophy
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A way of thinking about the world, the universe, and people.
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Cross-Pollination
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The process in which pollen is transfered to plants.
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Skittered
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Move lightly and quickly.
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Hesitation
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To pause.
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Assumptions
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A preposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true.
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Filmy
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So thin, as to transmit light.
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Pitiful
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Sad and pathetic.
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Ritual
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Special possessions, or something you have to do that is a tradition.
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Whopping
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Very large, synonym to enormous.
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Palled
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To lose in interest or attraction.
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Glutinous
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Of the nature of or resembling glue;sticky.
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Laconically
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Using or marked by a few words.
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Solitude
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Being alone or away from others.
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Mazy
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Confusing.
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Benefactor
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One that gives aid.
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Nonchalant
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Trying to be coolly, unconcerned or indifferent.
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Plaited
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A braid.
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Disheveled
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Being in loose disarray;unkempt.
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Wretched
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A state of distress or misfortune.
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Hollows
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A valley.
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Spewed
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To flow, or cause to flow.
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Dogtrot
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Slow easy trot.
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Webbing
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A strong fabric, woven in strips.
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Spluttered
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To make hissing or spitting sounds.
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Considerable
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Much or large.
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Monotonous
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Having no variety.
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Sashaying
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To move, walk, etc. To attract attention.
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Tolerable
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Farely good, passable.
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Tuckered
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To tire out; weary.
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Earnestness
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The trait of being serious.
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Seldom
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Not often; infrequently or rarely.
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Stooped
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To lean forward.
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Abreast
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Being side to side.
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Tottered
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Unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age.
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Crier
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An official who makes public announcements.
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Sacred
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Concerned with religion or religious purposes.
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Purified
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To free from guilt, sin etc.
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Tanned
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The process of turning the hide of an animal into leather.
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Scarce
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Not plentiful, hard to get.
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Queer
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Different from the usual; strange.
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Wasichus
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In the language Sioux, Wasichus means white man.
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Rejoice
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To be or make glad or happy.
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Bluff
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A high, steep bank or cliff.
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Bower
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A place enclosed by boughs or vines; arbor.
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Cavalry
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Combat troops mounted originally on horses.
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Bearing
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Awarness of one's situations.
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Shod
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Shoe.
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Butte
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A steep hill standing alone on a plain.
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Gulch
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A deep, narrow ravine.
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Hobbling
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Caused to limp.
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Foretelling
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To tell or indicate before hand.
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Bayonet
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A detachable blade put on a rifel muzzle for stabbing.
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Haze
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A thin vapor of fog, smoke etc. in the air.
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Floundering
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To struggle awkardly, as in deep mud.
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Bellowing
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To utter loudly or powerfully.
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Thronging
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To gather together.
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Sorrels
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Light reddish brown, a horse etc. of this color.
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Relics
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An object, custom etc. surviving from the past.
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Flourish
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To grow vigorously; thrive.
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