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45 Cards in this Set
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Austere
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severly simple, an adjective
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undemonstrative
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not emotionally open, reserved
an adjective |
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catholicity
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general acceptance; universiality
a noun |
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coquetry
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playful behavior intended to attract interest
a noun |
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harpies
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loathsome, voracious monsters of Greek mythology with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, wings and talons of a bird.
a noun |
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apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity
an adjective |
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holograph
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a document written in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears
a noun |
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balderdash
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nonsense
a noun |
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disquietude
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worried unease; anxiety
a noun |
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troglodytic
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brutish; like a cave dweller
an adjective |
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fortnight
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a period of 2 weeks
a noun |
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pedant
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one who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously
a noun |
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heresies
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a controversial or unothodox opinion or doctrine
a noun |
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audibly
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so as to be heard
an adverb |
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insensate
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without human feeling; cold-blooded
an adjective |
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conflagration
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a very intense uncontrollable fire
a noun |
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blackguardly
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foul, lacking principles or scruples
an adjective |
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odious
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arousing strong dislike
an adjective |
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napery
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table linen
a noun |
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disinterred
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to unbury
a verb |
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disreputable
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lacking respectability
an adjective |
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allusion
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an instance of indirect reference
a noun |
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tenor
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a course
a noun |
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stringent
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strongly binding
an adjective |
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mien
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an appearance
a noun |
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baize
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a felt-like material
a noun |
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sedulous
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persevering
adjective |
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maladies
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an unwholesome condition
a noun |
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marrow
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the inner part of the bones
a noun |
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malefactor
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a criminal
a noun |
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scud
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loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind
a noun |
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phial
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a vial
a noun |
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annotated
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to write critical notes in a literary work
a verb |
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blasphemies
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a contemptous act concerning God
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farrago
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a medley
a noun |
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar to an individual
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ebullition
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the boiling state
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ebullition
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the boiling state
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enigmas
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a riddle
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duplicity
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a twofold state
a noun |
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multifarious
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diversity
an adjective |
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incongruous
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incompatible
an adjective |
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denizens
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inhabitants
a noun |
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aspirations
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a strong desire for high achievement
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effulgence
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a brilliant radiance
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