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38 Cards in this Set
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adjunct
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something added to something else as helpful or useful; an assistant
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chimerical
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absurd, impossible, fanciful
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effete
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worn out or exhausted, out-of-date
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fait accompli
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an accomplished and presumably irreversible action/act
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morass
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swamp or confusing situation
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noisome
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offensive, disgusting, harmful
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raillery
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good-humored ridicule, teasing
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ribald
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irreverently mocking, vulgar in language
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indigenous
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domestic, native to where found
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping, mournful, lugubrious
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lexicon
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dictionary, word book, special vocabulary
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obfuscate
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to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
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sanguine
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having a ruddy complexion, naturally cheery optimistic look, flushed
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solecism
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ungrammatical misteak, breach in etiquette, misusage, blunder
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verisimilitude
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quality of appearing real, true, likely, or probable; lifelikeness
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bowlderize
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to remove material considered offensive; censor
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cozen
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to rick, cheat, or swindle
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enclave
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an enclosed district or region inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character; island
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gratis
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free
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icon
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representation image for something sacred, symbol
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plethora
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superabundance, surplus
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schism
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a split within an organization, any division or separation of a group into hostile factions
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virtuoso
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a brilliant performer, expert
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affinity
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a natural attraction to something or someone, inclination
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bilious
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peevish or irritable, sickeningly unpleasant
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cognate
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closely related in origin, essential nature, and function
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elixir
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a potion once thought to be a panacea, a vehicle for medcation
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gamut
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an entire range or series
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hoi polloi
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the masses, the common people
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risible
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pertaining to laughter, laughable, ludicrous
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aficiondo
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an enthusiatic and usually expert follower or fan
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commensurate
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equal in size, extent, duration or importance; proportionate, corresponding
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light, almsot transparent
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insouciant
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indifferent or unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
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philippic
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bitter verba attack, tirade, diatribe
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sacrosanct
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very sacred or holy, inviolable, set apart or immune from attack
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tendentious
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biased or partisan, partial, intended to promote a particular point of view
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vicissitude
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change, variation, or alteration; fluctuation, vacillation; (pl.) successive or changing phases
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