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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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adjunct
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assist
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bellwether
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leader
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caterwaul
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complain
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chimerical
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improbable
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effete
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no longer fertile
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fait accompli
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accomplished, irreversable
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hidebound
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inflexible
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hierarchy
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ranked series
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liturgy
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repertoire
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mirage
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optical effect
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morass
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marsh
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noisome
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odorous, offensive, obnoxious
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oblivious
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ignorant
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poltroon
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coward
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proselyte
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new convert
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quasi-
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resemble
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raillery
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banter
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ribald
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vulgar
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supine
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laying on back
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vignette
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ornament, summarize
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aegis
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protection
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apprise
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inform
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bibulous
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absorbent, drunken
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claque
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hired applause
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deracinate
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uproot
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eleemosynary
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supported by charity
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indigenous
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native
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lexicon
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dictionary
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melee
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brawl
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microcosm
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little world
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miniscule
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lowercase letter
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obfuscate
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confuse
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paternalism
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paternal authority
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polarize
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concentrate
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purview
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intention
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sanguine
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blood-red
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solecism
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indiscretion
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vassal
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subservient
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verisimilitude
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the appearanace of truthfulness
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