Section A Flashcards

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Replica

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Copy

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Armada

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Fleet of warships

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Agenda

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Items of business at a meeting

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Panacea

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Cure all; remedy for all diseases

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Saga

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Any legend

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Phobia

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Morbid fear

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Xenophobia

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Fear or hatred of foreigners

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Hydrophobia

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Fear of water

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of being locked in

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Nostalgia

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Homesickness; longing for the past

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Paraphernalia

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Equipment; belongings

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Anemia

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Condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles

Lack of power, vitality, or colorfullness

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Insomnia

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Wakefulness; inability to sleep

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Paranoia

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Psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution

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Utopia

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Ideal place, state, or society

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Aria

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Operatic solo

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Euphoria

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Feeling of great happiness and well-being

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Aphasia

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Loss of speech due to injury or illness

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Amnesia

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Loss of memory

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Intelligentisia

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The intelligent and educated classes

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Spatula

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Broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing

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Anathema

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Solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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Enigma

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Puzzle; mystery

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Stigma

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Token of disgrace

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Miasma

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Swamp gas; vaporous atmosphere

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Charisma

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Divine gift; great popular charm

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Phenomena

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Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigations

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Stamina

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Strength; staying power

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Patina

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Green crust on old bronze works

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Persona

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Public personality or facade

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Fauna

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Animals of a period or region

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Plethora

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Excess; overabundance

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Flora

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Plants of a region or era

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Cantata

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Story set to music, to be sung by a choir

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Junta

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Group of men joined in political intrigue

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Iota

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Very small quantity

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Vendetta

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Blood feud; extreme hatred

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Diva

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Operatic singer

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Stanza

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Division of a poem