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27 Cards in this Set
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bijou
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jewelry; an ornament or decoration; bauble
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calumny
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false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something.
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charlatan
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a person who intentionally deceives; fraud; quack
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concierge
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a person who has charge of a building's entrance; doorkeeper; janitor
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debauch
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to corrupt by sensuality; deprave; pervert; inveigle; defile
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fiat
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a command or oder
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gauche
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lacking social graces, tactless
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gossamer
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sheer and light, like cobwebs; translucent
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hubris
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excessive arrogance, pride, or self confidence, conceit
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imprimatur
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an official license, approval, or sanction, especially to be published or printed.
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insouciant
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unconcerned; without a care; carefree; jaunty
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juggernaut
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a powerful belief, ideology, or institution that draws blind devotion.
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ken
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a scope of knowledge
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macabre
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gruesome; grisly; morbid; grim; gory
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milieu
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surroundings or environment; ambiance
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mountebank
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a fraud; charlatan; quack
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nepenthe
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a drug or drink to alleviate one's sorrows or woe
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opprobrium
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disgrace or dishonor incurred from shameful conduct; infamy; ignominy
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paramour
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an illicit lover; courtesan; philanderer; debaucher.
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phalanx
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any group of people grouped closely together for a specific purpose (especially a military one)
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philatelist
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stamp collector
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quotidan
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commonplace, everyday, or trivial; occurring or returning daily
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raconteur
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skillful teller of stories and anecdotes
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spelunk
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to explore caves (spelunker)
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succedaneum
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a replacement or substitute
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yen
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yearning; desire
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zeppelin
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a flying lighter-than-air-craft; dirigible (khinh khi' ca^`u)
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