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55 Cards in this Set
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Ad infinitum
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forever
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bete noire
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one that is disliked
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bon mot
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a clever saying
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cause celebre
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an issue raising widespread controversy
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esprit de corps
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a common spirit of comradeship
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faux pas
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an error
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ipso facto
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by the very fact
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joie de vivre
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the zest of life
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noblesse oblige
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nobility obligates
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non sequitur
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illogical
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piece de resistance
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an outstanding accomplishment
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pro tempore
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for the present
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raison d'etre
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the reason for existence
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savior faire
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the know how; the abliity to do or say the graceful thing
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sotto voce
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quietly
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audacious
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bold, daring
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enigma
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a mystery
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facetious
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humorous
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immaculate
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unstained
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implacable
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cannot be appeased
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inexplicable
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cannot be explained
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irrevovable
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can't take it back
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latent
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hidden
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pernicious
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tending to cause death
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propriety
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the quality of being proper
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain
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assiduous
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unceasing; persistent; diligent
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deprecate
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to express disproval of
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facile
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easy
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homogeneous
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of the same nature or kind
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immutable
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not subject or susceptable to change
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impervious
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incapable of being affected
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obsequious
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overly submissive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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pecuniary
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of or involving money
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reiterate
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to say again
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affluent
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rich or wealthy
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apathy
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lack of emotion
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connive
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to work with someone
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exonerate
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to find inncocent; to free
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incongruous
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lacking harmony or agreement
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inexorable
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unrelenting; not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
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plantiff
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someone who takes something to courth
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proximity
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being near
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sagacity
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having wisdom
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sanguine
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of the color of blood
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disparage
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to belittle; to talk down
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mundane
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worldy; found in the ordinary course of events
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nefarious
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wicked; very evil
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peremptory
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suddenly
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posthumous
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`occuring after one's death
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surfeited
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to feed in excess
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tacit
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not spoken; implied
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taciturn
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uncommunicative
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tenacious
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persistent; Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view
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voracious
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having a great appetite
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