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20 Cards in this Set
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homily
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a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse
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aficionado
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an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
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foray
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(n) a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture inot some field of endeavor (v) to make a raid
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insouciant
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blithely indifferent or inconcerned; carefree; happy go lucky
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browbeat
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(v) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
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emolument
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profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
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immure
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to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
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commensurate
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equal in size extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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genre
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a type, class or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary compostion; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted ( poetry short story novels mysteries science fiction
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Sunday-morning __________
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homily
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a(n) ____________________ of the game since my youth
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aficionado
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a successful ____________________________ behind the enemy's line
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foray
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a(n ___________________attitude to life
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insouciant
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__________________ them into agreeing
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browbeat
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an equitable _____________
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emolument
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____________________ for life in a narrow cell
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immure
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rewards __________________ with their efforts
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commensurate
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a(n) material like guaze
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diaphanous
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the sci-fi
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genre
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