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127 Cards in this Set
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the grippe |
The flu |
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Ostracize |
to exclude from a group |
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Chiffonier |
Dresser with drawers and a mirrior |
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inane |
lacking sense or significance; empty |
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rostrum |
a raised platform for public speaking; a dias |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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"chew the rag" / "chew the fat" |
talk small talk with; "shoot the breeze" |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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"chew the rag" / "chew the fat" |
talk small talk with; "shoot the breeze" |
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muffler |
scarf |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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"chew the rag" / "chew the fat" |
talk small talk with; "shoot the breeze" |
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muffler |
scarf |
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sexy |
obsessed with sex; sex-crazed; lustful; horny |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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"chew the rag" / "chew the fat" |
talk small talk with; "shoot the breeze" |
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muffler |
scarf |
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sexy |
obsessed with sex; sex-crazed; lustful; horny |
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rile |
to agitate; to make angry |
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sadist |
someone who enjoys being cruel; a tormentor |
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hound's tooth |
fabric for clothing with a small checkered design |
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"chew the rag" / "chew the fat" |
talk small talk with; "shoot the breeze" |
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muffler |
scarf |
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sexy |
obsessed with sex; sex-crazed; lustful; horny |
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rile |
to agitate; to make angry |
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racket |
A) a loud noise B) a rip off or scam that earns money |
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"to give the time to" |
to have sex with |
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"to give the time to" |
to have sex with |
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tiff |
a petty quarrel or small fit of anger |
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canasta |
a card game |
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canasta |
a card game |
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unscrupulous |
unprincipled; lacking morals or a conscience |
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canasta |
a card game |
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unscrupulous |
unprincipled; lacking morals or a conscience |
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Gladstones |
traveling bags; suitcases; valises |
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canasta |
a card game |
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unscrupulous |
unprincipled; lacking morals or a conscience |
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Gladstones |
traveling bags; suitcases; valises |
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lousy |
A) of poor quality; inferior B) loaded with |
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canasta |
a card game |
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unscrupulous |
unprincipled; lacking morals or a conscience |
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Gladstones |
traveling bags; suitcases; valises |
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lousy |
A) of poor quality; inferior B) loaded with |
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incognito |
in disguise |
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highball |
a light alcoholic drink; a cocktail |
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highball |
a light alcoholic drink; a cocktail |
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yellow |
cowardly |
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highball |
a light alcoholic drink; a cocktail |
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yellow |
cowardly |
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clavichord |
early form of the piano |
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highball |
a light alcoholic drink; a cocktail |
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yellow |
cowardly |
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clavichord |
early form of the piano |
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rubberneck |
person who slows down to look at an accident or crime scene |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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witty |
clever; funny |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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witty |
clever; funny |
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digress |
to get off topic in one's writing or public speaking |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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witty |
clever; funny |
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digress |
to get off topic in one's writing or public speaking |
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pedagogical |
relates to teaching or lecturing ( from a know-it-all) |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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witty |
clever; funny |
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digress |
to get off topic in one's writing or public speaking |
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pedagogical |
relates to teaching or lecturing ( from a know-it-all) |
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affected |
fake; behaving in a phony way to impress people; pretentious |
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bourgeois |
belonging to the middle class; materialistic, smug, conventional |
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gold ring |
on a carousel, if a rider reached out and grabbed it, he/she won a prize, usually a free ride |
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swanky |
luxurious; fancy |
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the Lunts |
a famous husband and wife acting team of the 1930's and 1940's |
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blasé |
jaded and bored with life |
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flit |
male homosexual (flitty- gay) |
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Robert Burns |
Scottish poet (1759-1796) whose poem "Coming Through the Rye" was turned into a song that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
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witty |
clever; funny |
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digress |
to get off topic in one's writing or public speaking |
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pedagogical |
relates to teaching or lecturing ( from a know-it-all) |
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affected |
fake; behaving in a phony way to impress people; pretentious |
