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55 Cards in this Set
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mien
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dignified manner or conduct
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sagacity
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ability to make good judgments
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evanescent
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Of short duration; passing away quickly.
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peradventure
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Perhaps; perchance.
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talisman
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An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
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preternaturally
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Out of or being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from the natural.
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prolixity
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Tediously prolonged; wordy
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foolscap
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a size of paper used especially in Britain
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alchemy
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seemingly magical power or process of transmuting
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nepenthe
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Something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain
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pristine
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Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization.
Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean |
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profane
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Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use |
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lethe
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A condition of forgetfulness; oblivion.
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ascetic
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A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
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cabalistic
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Having a secret or hidden meaning; occult:
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importunate
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Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating
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etherealized
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To make or become Highly refined; delicate
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sominiferous
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Inducing sleep; soporific.
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efficacious
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Producing or capable of producing a desired effect
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impalpable
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Difficult to perceive or grasp by the mind.
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somnambulism
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walking by a person who is asleep
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tremulous
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Timid or fearful; timorous
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erudite
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Characterized by erudition; learned
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portent
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Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy
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despotic
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A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant
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petulant
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Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish
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hornbook
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An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.
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propinquity
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Proximity; nearness.
Kinship. Similarity in nature |
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ignominy
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Great personal dishonor or humiliation
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sedulous
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Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous.
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scrofula
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A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck,
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contiguity
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the attribute of being so near as to be touching
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physiogonomy
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The art of judging human character from facial features
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cankered
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Ulceration of the mouth and lips
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colloquy
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A conversation, especially a formal one
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latitude
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Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations
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dryad
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divinity presiding over forests and trees; a wood nymph.
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irrefragable
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Impossible to refute or controvert; indisputable
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morions
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A black or blackish brown form of smoky quartz.
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probity
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Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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animadversion
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Strong criticism.
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manifold
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Many and varied; of many kinds
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plebian
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Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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Templars
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A lawyer or student of law having chambers in the Temple in London.
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pillory
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wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment
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lurid
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Causing shock or horror; gruesome.
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pathos
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A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.
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portent
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An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen
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gules
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The color red, indicated on a blazon by vertical lines.
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escutcheon
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An ornamental or protective plate
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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necromancer
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The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future.
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My milkshake brings all the WHAT to the WHERE
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BOYS TO THE YARD
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and their WHAT are better than WHOSE
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LIVES are better than YOURS
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I am going to get a what on the test
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