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25 Cards in this Set
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Inception |
A beginning
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Logophile
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a lover of words
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brobdingnagian |
marked by tremendous size
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fleer
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a look of mockery
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petrichor |
the smell of rain
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troglodyte |
someone who is uncivilized
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zephyr
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western winds |
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sweven
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a dream or vision
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anathema
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a gruesome, detestable person
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pica urge
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to eat things not usually eaten
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deleterious
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harmful
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acquiesce
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to agree reluctantly
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temerity
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excessive confidence
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indubitable
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undoubtful, too evident to be doubted
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brusque
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abruptly or bluntly
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crinose
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hairy
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salubrious |
healthy
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agrestic
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rustic, rural |
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frippery
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pretentions, showing finery
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suisurous
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full of whispering sounds
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eviscerate
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to deprive of essential parts
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extrapolate
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to infer an unknown from something known
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chortle
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to sing or chant
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crestfallen
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sad or dissapointed
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despicable |
worthy of contempt |
