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60 Cards in this Set
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adjunct
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(n.)something added to something else; assistant or helper; associate; accessory (adj.)added or connected
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bellwether
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male sheep that leads the flock; ringleader; a leader; indicator of trends
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caterwaul
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(v.)to howl or screech; to quarrel (n.)a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
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chimerical
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absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
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effete
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weak; work-out out or exhausted
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fait accompli
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an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
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hidebound
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narrow-minded
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hierarchy
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system to classify in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
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liturgy
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religious service or rite
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mirage
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optical illusion; something without substance
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morass
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patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting
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oblivious
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forgetful; unaware
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poltroon
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a base coward; craven; dastard; "chicken"
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proselyte
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a convert; a disciple
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quasi
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kind of; semi-; as if
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raillery
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good-humored ridicule; teasing
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ribald
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irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar; risque
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supine
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laying flat on one's back
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vignette
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thumbnail sketch; anecdote
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aegis
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protection; patronage; sponsorship
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apprise
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to make aware of; to inform
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bibulous
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fond of or inclined to drink
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claque
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group of people hired to applaud
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deracinate
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to pull up by the roots; uproot
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eleemosynary
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charitable; philanthropic
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indigenous
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originating in the area where found; native
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping
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lexicon
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a dictionary of a language
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melee
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a confused struggle; brawl; scuffle
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microcosm
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miniature world or universe; epitome
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minuscule
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very small; tiny
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obfuscate
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to darken or obscure; confuse or bewilder
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paternalism
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farthliness; treating in a fatherly manner
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polarize
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concertrating around two conflicting or contrasting positions
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purview
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the range, extent, or scope of something
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sanguine
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flushed; rosy; cheerful
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solecism
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a substandard or ungrammatical usage
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vassal
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(n.)a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; (adj.)subservient
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verisimilitude
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apprearing to be true, real, likely
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ancillary
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supplementary; subsidiary
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bowdlerize
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to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, etc.)
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condescend
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to stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with in a patronizing manner
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cozen
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to trick; to cheat or swindle
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enclave
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an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a group of people with special character
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forte
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a person's strong point
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gratis
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free; without charge
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icon
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emblem; idol; a symbol
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interstice
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a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
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macrocosm
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the universe considered as a whole
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mountebank
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a trickster or swindler
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paean
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a song of praise, joy, or triumph
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persiflage
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lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
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plethora
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overfullness; excess
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pragmatic
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concerned with practical considerations or values; actions and results, not abstract
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quizzical
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puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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rapacity
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avarice; inordinate greed
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schism
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a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group into hostile factions
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therapeutic
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having the power to heal or cute
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virtuoso
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(n.)a brilliant performer; person with masterly skill (adj.)masterly or brilliant
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