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70 Cards in this Set
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spurious
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fake
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pseudo
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beguile
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decieve with charm
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strategem
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a deceitful scheme
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strategos
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surreptitious
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sneaky
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sub
rapere |
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duplicity
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deceit
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duplit
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specious
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false
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specere
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furtive
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sneaky
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pseudonym
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pen name
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pseudo
nym |
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fallacious
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false
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fallacia
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rapacious
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greedy
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rapere
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transient
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fleeting
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transire
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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hemera
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evanescent
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likely to vanish
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vanescere
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extemporaneous
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little or no practice
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ex tempore
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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ana
chronos |
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transitory
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lasting for a short time
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transitus
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influx
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a flowing in
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in
fluere |
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superfluous
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beyond what is necessary
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super
fluere |
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contemporaneous
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occuring at the same time
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con
tempore |
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protracted
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prolonged
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pro
tract |
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censure
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harsh criticism
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calumny
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false accusation
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diatribe
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malicious criticism
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dia
tribein |
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caustic
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sarcastic
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repudiate
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cast off publicly
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repudium
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admonish
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reprimand mildly
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ad
monere |
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impugn
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to attack as untrue
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in
pugn |
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malediction
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curse
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mal
dictus |
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denigrate
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to disparage
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harangue
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long, critical speech
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pejorative
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tending to make worse
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pejor
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sanctimonious
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falsely pious
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sanctus
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sacrosanct
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profoundly scared
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sacer
sanctus |
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pious
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showing religious reverence
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deference
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respect for the wishes of others
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ferre |
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sacrament
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a formal religious act
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sacer
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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venus
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venerate
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regard with respect
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venus
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consecrate
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declare to be holy
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sacer
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talisman
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object with magical powers
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telos
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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bulwark
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strong defense
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indomitable
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unable to be conquered
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in
domit |
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redoubtable
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arousing fear
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douter |
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efficacious
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capable of producing a desired effect
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efficere
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stalwart
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physically or morally strong person
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impregnable
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unable to be entered by force
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im
prehendere |
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brawn
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muscular strength
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bastion
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fortress
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coalesce
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blend together
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co
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anthology
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collection of works
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convoke
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to call together
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con
vocare |
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synthesis
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bringing together
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sytithenai
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eclectic
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made up of parts form many different sources
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legere |
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yoke
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join different things
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amalgam
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combination of different substances into one mass
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invoke
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call on for help
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in
vocare |
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predilection
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diposition in favor of something
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pre
legere |
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ruthless
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cruel
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rue
less |
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contempt
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scorn
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callous
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hardened
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sadistic
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taking pleasure in the pain of others
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supercilious
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full of haughty arrogance
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super
cilium |
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiar trait or habit
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idio
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anomaly
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unusual event
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an
homos |
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incrongruous
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inappropriate
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in
congru |
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fetter
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to tie up
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decry
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to speak out against
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crier |
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vilify
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to defame
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vilis
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revile
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denounce abusively
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