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15 Cards in this Set
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bete noire
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A person or object of fear or aversion; a bugbear
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cadaverous
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Pale, ghastly, corpselike
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carte blanche
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An order signed in blank; unconditional authority
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esoteric
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adapted exclusively for the initiated and enlightened few
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forte
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Your strong point; that skill in which you excel
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impasse
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An impassable road or way; a blind alley; an insurmountable situation
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incongruous
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Out of place; inharmonious
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docile
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Easily led and managed
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miscegenation
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Marriage between people of two different races; mixed marriage
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moribund
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In a dying state
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nebulous
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Hazy; cloudy; amorphous
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recriminations
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Accusations repelled by other accusations; abusive argumens
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repercussions
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Reverberations; echoes
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scurrilois
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Coarse, opprobrious abuse
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soporific
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Tending to cause or produce sleep
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