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16 Cards in this Set
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acrostic |
series of lines in which the first letters of each line form a word |
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doggerel |
trivial or inferior poetry |
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doublet |
short jacket |
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moiety |
portion;piece |
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retinue |
group of followers |
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whelp |
young animal
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avowal |
assertion;pledge |
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augment |
to add to; to increase |
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bequeath |
to pass on; to give to |
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desolate |
deserted; abandoned |
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dissonantly |
out of tune; screechingly |
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eloquence |
expressive; effective language |
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heresy |
opinion contrary to generally accepted beliefs |
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leers |
sly or lustful looks |
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quintessence |
purest example of something |
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slanders |
lies |
