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87 Cards in this Set
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argot
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specialized language
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aspersion
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damaging remark
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badinage
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banter
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bombast
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pompous languge
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bragidocio
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pretentiosness
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censure
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critism
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countermand
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revoke
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gainsay
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oppose
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gobbledegook
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gibberish
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gutteral
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harsh
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harangue
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tirade
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jargon
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dialect
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melliflous
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honeyed
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resonant
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echoing
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sententious
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terse
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canon
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basis of judgement
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hegemony
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control influence
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oligarchy
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rule by a few
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peonage
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type of slavery
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pleblicite
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referendum
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plenpotitionanry
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ambassador
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proxy
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wordy
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recession
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economic setback
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regicide
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slayer of kings
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renascent
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being reborn
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reprisal
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repayment
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subversion
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undermining
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surrogate
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probate judge
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votary
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believer
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cartography
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mapmaker
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concierge
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care taker
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hegira
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flight
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hustings
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election platfrom
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landmark
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turning point
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parochial
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provincial
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peripatetc
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itenerant
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portmanteau
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luggage
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safari
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hunting exposition
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tandem
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2 person carrige
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transmigrate
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one place to another
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traverse
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oppose
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trek
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travel with difficulty
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wanderlust
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addiction to traveling
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wayfarer
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traveler
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a la carte
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dish by dish
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assauage
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pacify
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condomient
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flavor enhancer
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cuisine
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style of cooking
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culinary
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suitable for cooking
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deleterious
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harmful
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gastronomic
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science of good eating
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gourmand
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food lover
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manna
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divine food
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palatable
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tasteful
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piquant
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provocative
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refection
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refreshment
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repast
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meal
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subsistence
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existance
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viands
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choice dishes
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antic
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ludicrous
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beguile
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decieve
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bonhomie
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geniality
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cajole
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coax
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congenial
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sociable
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dalliance
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dawdling
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diverstessment
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ballet
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euphoria
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high spirits
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guffaw
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boisterous laughter
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insouciance
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indifffernce
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regale
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refresh with food
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risible
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laughable
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squib
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lampoon
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reguish
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disresputable
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waggish
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frolicsome
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abstract
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hard to understand
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alliteration
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same letter
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ambigious
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open to interpretation
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bathos
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anticlimax
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epithet
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buzzword
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malaprosim
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funny missaplication
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metaphor
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implied comparison
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onomatopeai
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echoing sounds
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pangyric
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something bout oration
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paragidm
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example
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semantics
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interpretation of word
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similie
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like or as
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threnody
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funeral song
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