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32 Cards in this Set
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enviable
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desirable; worthy of one's desire
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epitaph
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a short statement in memory of a dead person, usually put on a gravestone
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rituals
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set orders of performing ceremonies or rites, such as initiating rites for new members
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device
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a term which is used to explain something in literature (plot, irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, etc.)
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elated
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overjoyed
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synopsis
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a brief description; an abbreviated version of a longer story or event (oral or written)
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fancy
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one's imagination ("I fancy the idea of having a picnic later today")
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recruits
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new members of any group, such as a newly enlisted soldier
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slogan
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a word or phrase used by a business, club, political party, etc., to advertise its purpose; a motto
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compliment
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to better enhance or further support something else
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contradict
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to go against or not support something else
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horrific
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causing horror; beyond terrible
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comparison
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the act of finding likenesses and differences (good/bad/best)
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refine
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to polish, cultivate, or improve
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diminish
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to lessen
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decree
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a law, rule, or command; a royal decision
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peasant
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a poor villager
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civilized
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advanced in social customs, art,and science; showing culture and good manners
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inhabit
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to live in
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ill
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unfavorable; unfortunate; harmful ("he speaks ill of his former friend.")
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catacombs
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networks of underground galleries which lead to burial places
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demise
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one's downfall (such as financial ruin) or death
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depict
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to represent (drawing, painting) or describe (words, music); to portray
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barbaric
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rough and rude; suited to an uncivilized people (barbarians)
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damsel
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a young girl or maiden
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"In pace requiescat"
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"Rest in peace" (last line in Poe's The Cask of Amontillado - intended as irony)
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forego
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to go without (such as to do without a certain pleasure); to go before
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selfless
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unselfish
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pawn
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an unimportant person or thing used by someone to gain some advantage; one who is used by another
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prediction
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to forecast; to foretell; to tell beforehand
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elicit
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to produce; to bring out
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alluded
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referred
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