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30 Cards in this Set
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hemorrhage
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noun
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a profuse discharge of blood
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chiffonier
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noun
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a high chest of drawers often having a mirror on top
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hound's tooth
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noun
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a pattern of broken or jagged checks
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foil
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noun
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a flexible four sided sword having a blunt point
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lagoon
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noun
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an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes
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ostracize
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verb
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to exclude from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.
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compulsory
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adjective
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required
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grippe
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noun
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another name for influenza
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falsetto
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noun
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an unnaturally high pitched voice
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ironical
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adjective
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pertaining to the use of words that convey a meaning opposite of its intended meaning
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caddy
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noun
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an attendant who carries clubs for a player
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pacifist
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noun
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one who pursues the cause of peace
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exhibitionist
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noun
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a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention
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psychoanalyze
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verb
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to treat ailments of the mind using the techniques of Freud
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lavish
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adjective
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using or giving in great amounts
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half-nelson
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noun
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a wrestling hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
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halitosis
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noun
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bad breath
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liberate
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verb
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to freefrom bondage
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unscrupulous
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adjective
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unrestrained by conscience or principle
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conversationalist
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noun
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one who is comfortable and speaks well in conversing
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incognito
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adjective
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in disguise
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jitterbug
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noun
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a type of dance popular in the 30s and 40s
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suave
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adjective
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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immaterial
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adjective
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unimportant
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verification
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noun
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evidence that establishes or confirms the accuracy or truth of something
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tattersall
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noun
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a pattern of squares formed by colored crossbars on a solid-color
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clavichord
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noun
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an early keyboard instrument
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nonchalant
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adjective
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coolly unconcerned
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chateau
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noun
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a country estate
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rake
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verb
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to bring something to light
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