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31 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Allegro
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in fast tempo
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Alto
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lowest singing voice
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amateur
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one who plays for the love of the activity
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andante
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in moderate time
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bonanza
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A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits
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crescendo
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gradually increasing in sound
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diminuendo
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gradually decreasing in sound
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emigre
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exile
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ennui
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boredom
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fait accompli
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accomplished fact
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faux pas
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social blunder
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filial
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daughter
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forte
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loud
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fraternity
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brother
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gauche
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lacking social grace
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largo
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stately manner
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matinee
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afternoon performance
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menage
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household
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menagerie
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collection of wild animals
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piano
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soft
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pianoforte
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soft and loud
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raconteur
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storyteller
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sauerkraut
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pickled chopped cabbage
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savant
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older scholar
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savvy
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Shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business
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soprano
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highest singing voice
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sorority
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sisterhood
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tour de force
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clever performance
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venison
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flesh of deer
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wigwam
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domed shelter ( indians)
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