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Word Power Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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Indefatigable

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Boundless energy

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Ingenuous

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Genuine

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Perspicacious

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Minds like razors; keen

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Magnanimous

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Big hearted, not petty

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Versatile

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Wide range of abilities

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Stoical

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No grumbling

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Intrepid

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No fear

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Scintilling

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Clever, entertaining conversationalists

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Urbane

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Socially experienced, courteous, poised etc

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Vivo

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To live

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11
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Vita

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Life

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12
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Convivo

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Live together

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Convivum

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Feast or banquet

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Convivial

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Full of life, likes to be social

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Vivacious

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Loves, living

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Vivid

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Strong, full of life

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17
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Revive

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Bring back to life

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18
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Vivisection

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Operating on a live animal

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19
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Sect

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To cut

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Viviparous

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Producing live babies

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21
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Oviparous

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Producing young from eggs

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22
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Pareo

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To give birth

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23
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Ovum

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Egg

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24
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Oval

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Egg shaped

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25
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Ovoid

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Egg shaped

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26
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Ovulate

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To release eggs

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27
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Ovary

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Female egg

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28
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Love

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L’oeuf French for egg

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29
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Vital

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Essential for life

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30
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Revitalize

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Bring back to life

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31
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Devitalize

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To take life from

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32
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Vitamin

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Nutritional elements

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33
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Joie de vivre

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Joy of life

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34
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Ennui

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Boredom

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35
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Bon vivant

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Living well

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36
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Gourmand

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Enjoys food

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37
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Gormandize

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To be stuffed like a pig

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38
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Gourmet

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Fine things. Specifically food

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39
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Glutton

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Eats too much

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40
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Ingenious

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Clever

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41
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Naïve

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Have not learned the world

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42
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Credulous

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Will believe almost anything

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43
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Credulity

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Ignorance inexperienced

44
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Gullible

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Easily tricked

45
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Credo

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To believe

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Ous

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Full of

47
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-ible

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Can be

48
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Incredulous

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Skepticism

49
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Incredible

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Cannot be believed

50
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Credo (English)

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Personal belief

51
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Creed

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Religious belief

52
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Credence

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Belief

53
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Credentials

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Proving a persons right to something

54
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Disingenuous

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Dishonest, cunning, wolf in a sheeps clothing

55
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Specto

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To look

56
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Retrospect

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Looking back

57
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Prospect

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Looking ahead

58
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Conspicuous

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Easily seen

59
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Perspicacious

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Looking through

60
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Per-

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Through

61
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Acumen

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Mental sharpness

62
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Acuo

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To sharpen

63
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Acute

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Sharp

64
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Acupuncture

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Putting needles in the body for good health.

65
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Acuity

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Acuteness

66
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Convivial

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Friendly, happy, social

67
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Punctus

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Point

68
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Punctuate

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Points of focus

69
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Punctual

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On the point of time

70
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Punctilious

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Exact

71
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Puncture

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Poke a hole with something sharp

72
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Pungent

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Sharp smell or taste

73
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Perspicicuous

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Easily read

74
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Pungo

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To pierce sharply

75
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Spectacle

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Something you look at

76
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Spectacles

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What you use to look at things

77
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Inspect

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Look into

78
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Introspect

A

Look inside yourself

79
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Circumspect

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Look around carefully

80
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Specious

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Sounds plausible is not

81
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Anima

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Soul spirit

82
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Pusillanimous

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Petty and mean

83
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Pusillus

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Tiny

84
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Unanimous

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Of one mind

85
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Equanimity

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Composure

86
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Animus (word)

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I’ll will

87
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Animosity

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I’ll will

88
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Verto , versus

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To turn

89
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Stoa

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Porch

90
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Stoical

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Bottling up emotions

91
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Trepido

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To tremble

92
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Trepidation

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Fear trembling or alarm

93
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Scintilla

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Bright small spark

94
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Scintilla (English)

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Very small particle

95
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Scintillates

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Shines with charm and humor

96
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Urbs

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City

97
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Urban

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Refers to cities

98
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Suburbs

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Close to the city

99
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Suburbia

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Suburbs as a group

100
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Rus, ruris

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Country

101
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Interurban

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Intercity

102
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Exurbs

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Outside the city

103
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Rural

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Country or farm regions

104
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Rustic

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Country like

105
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Rustic

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Uncultured

106
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Rusticated

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Spent time in the country

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