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30 Cards in this Set
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Herald
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To give notice, to hail, to greet
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Heresy
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Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs or practices
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Hiatus
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Break or interuption from established routine.
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homage
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Reverence, respect
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Homogeneous
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Similair, of same kind
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Hubris
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Excessive Pride
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Hyperbole
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Extravagant Exaggeration used as a figure of speech.
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immaterial
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Insignificant
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Grimace
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To make an ugly dissaproving facial expression
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Grovel
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To beg persistently, to degrade oneself
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guile
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Cunning duplicity, Purposeful deceit
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Guise
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External Appearance
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Gullible
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Easily decieved
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Harbinger
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Precursor, indication, one that foreshadows what is coming.
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imminent
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About to occur
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Trivial
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Unimportant, insignificant
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Tryst
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Secret meeting of lovers
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Tumult
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Noisy Commotion
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Turpitude
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Shameful wickedness, evil, depravity
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Undermine
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To weaken the support of
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Unilateral
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On one side alone
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Urbane
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Sophisticated, polished
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Usurp
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To seize wrongfully
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Tonic
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Refreshing drink, something that invigorates
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Tortuous
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winding, twisting, full of curves
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Tout
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To brag publicly, to praise highly
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Transfix
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To cause to stand motionless in awe
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Travesty
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A parody, imitation that makes crude fun of something
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Trite
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Unoriginal, overused
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Vapid
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Tasteless dull
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