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42 Cards in this Set
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mull
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to grind; to cogiate or pondr; to heat sweeten and flavor with spice
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munificent
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bountiful lavish generous
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muse
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to ponder to meditate
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muse
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to ponder to meditate
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nebulous
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cloudy misty vague
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nefarious
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wrong wicked villainous
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parable
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a simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn
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parochial
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narrow limited provincial
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parable
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a simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn
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parsimonious
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miserly stingy
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patrician
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a member of the nobility aristocratic
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persiflage
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light frivolous flippant style in speaking or writing banter raillery
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piquant
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agreeably pungent or stimulating to the taste
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PISCATORIAL
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OF FISHES FISHING OR PEOPLE WHO FISH
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piscine
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of or resembling a fish
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plebescite
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an expression of the people's will by direct ballot
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pliable
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easily bent or molded easily influence
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prelate
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a high ranking ecclesiastic such as a bishop
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propitious
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favorbly inclined boding well, being of good omen or auspicious
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prude
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a person who is overlymodest or proper
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punctilious
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scrupulous exact
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quibble
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to argue evasively a petty evasion
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quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous impractical
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rapacious
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very grasping or gredy living on prey
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recant
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to renounce beliefs formerly held
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renowned
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a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored famous
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samaritan
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person who comes to the aid of another
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satiate
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to gratify with more than enough; sufficient or more than enough
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secular
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of or belonging to the world, worldy not religious or sacred
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sedentary
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characterized by sitting
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sedulous
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diligent persistent hard working
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soiree
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an evening party or gatherin
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solon
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a wise person, a law maker
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specter
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a ghost or an apparition
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stipend
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tax, tribute or regular payment like a salary or pension
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stylus
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a needle like writing device a phonograph needl
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succumb
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to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire to cease to exist die
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symposium
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formal meeting at which several speakers deliever short adresses; collection of opinioins; discussion
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talisman
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anything with magic power; a good luck charm
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talon
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claw
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tether
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rope or chain fastened to an animal
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tonsorial
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relating to a barber
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