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15 Cards in this Set
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bonafide
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genuine
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bowdlerize
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to remove parts of a work of literature that are considered indecent
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bucolic
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relating to or characteristic of the countryside or country life
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callow
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young or immature, and lacking the experience of life that comes with adulthood
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carnal
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relating to somebody's physical needs or appetites, especially as contrasted with spiritual or intellectual qualities
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carrion
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the rotting flesh of a dead animal
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cataclysm
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a sudden and violent upheaval or disaster that causes great changes in society
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caveat
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something said as a warning, caution, or qualification
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censure
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severe criticism
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cessation
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an end of something
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chaff
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seed coverings removed by threshing
worthless thing |
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chagrin
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a feeling of being very annoyed, disappointed, or embarrassed
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coalesce
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to come together and form a group or a single unit
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debacle
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disaster, catastrophe
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debauchery
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unrestrained self-indulgent immoral behavior, or an instance of this
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