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30 Cards in this Set
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Cabal
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a clique; a small group joined in a secret conrigue; a conspiracy
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Camaraderie
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comradship; good fellowship
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caste
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a distinct social class or system
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clandestine
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concealed, secret
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cortege
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a group of attendants accompanying a person; a cerimonial procession.
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detente
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a relaxing or easing, especially of international tension
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echelon
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level of command or authorityor rank; a steplike formation of ships, troops, or planes.
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ecumencial
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universal; general; fostering christian unity throughout the world
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elite
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the best or most skilled member od a given social group.
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espirit de corps
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a sense of union and common interests and responsabilities
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genealogy
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lineage; science of family decent
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hierarchy
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a group of persons or things arranged in order rank, or grade, or a system.
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hobnob
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to associate on very friendly terms
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liaison
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the contact maintained between military or naval units in order to undertke concerted action; a similar connection between the units of organization; and illicit relationship between a man and a woman
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rapprochment
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a reestablishing of codial relations. a coming together in friendship and trust
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adagio
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slowly, in music
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arpeggio
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the playing of the tones of a chord in rapid sucession rather than simultaneously
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bravura
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in music, a florid passage requiring great skill and spirit in the performer; a display of daring; a brilliant performance
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contralto
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the lowest female voice or part. between tenor and soprano
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crescendo
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a gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound
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falsetto
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a typically male singing voice, marked by artificially produced tones in an upper register that go beyond the voice's normal range
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fortissimo
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a very lous passage, sound or tone
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imbroglio
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a confused or difficult situation; a confused heap or tangle.
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largo
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in a slow, solemn manner (a direction in music); a slow, broad movement
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libretto
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the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work
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limbo
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a state of neglect; an intermediate place
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salvo
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a simultaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden outburst or cheers or the like
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staccato
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music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to stimulate rests between sucessive tones
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vendetta
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blood feud; a prolonged fued marked by bitter hostility
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virago
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a scold; a noisy, tyrannizing woman
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