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58 Cards in this Set
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leviathan
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huge creature
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objurgate
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revuke
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panacea
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cure for all diseases
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preponderate
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exceed in influence
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refutation
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proof of error
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spoliation
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destruction
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verbose
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wordy
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asseverate
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break up
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carapase
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upper shell
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clique
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small, exclusive group
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connubial
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conjugal
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doctrine
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teachings
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epidemic
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widespread disease, excessively prevalent
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initial
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first
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jurisdiction
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legal authority
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layette
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set of clothes for a new born baby
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negotiate
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settle the terms of, get around
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negotiable
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transferable
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obviate
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make unnecessary
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passe
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out of date
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reciprocate
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return in kind or degree
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reciprocating
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moving back and forth
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repine
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feel discontent
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titian
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reddish yellow
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vial
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small, last medicine bottle
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beatific
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blissful
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed spaces
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concomitant
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accompanying
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corollary
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proposition logically following
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dolorous
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mournful
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ersatz
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substitute
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innuendo
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veiled, disparaging remark
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lacteal
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milky
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leaven
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cause to rise, modify the tone of
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nocturne
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a musical piece suggesting night
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option
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right to buy or sell, choice
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phlegmatic
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undemonstrative
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reconnaissance
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exploratory military survey
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seismic
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earthquake
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tonsure
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shaved head
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viviparous
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wearing live young
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accrue
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be added periodically
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gravity
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shortness
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celerity
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speed
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composure
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self control
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coterie
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intimate group of followers
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dissect
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carefully cut a part
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fatalism
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believe that events are not under mans own control
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fulgent
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dazzling
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glid
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icy
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imbecile
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feebleminded person
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kayak
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eskimo canoe
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miscegenation
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marriage between people of different races
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overweening
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undue
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promulgate
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proclaim
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sachet
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small bag
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strident
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shrill
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vortex
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whirlpool
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