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42 Cards in this Set
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sonorous
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full or loud in sound
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fatuously
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complacently or inanely foolish : SILLY
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implacable
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not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
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fop
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DECEIVE, CHEAT
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tout
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- to spy on : WATCH
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wop
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offensive) Italian
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suspiration
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a long deep breath : SIGH
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immanent
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being within the limits of possible experience or knowledge
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traces
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either of two straps, chains, or lines of a harness for attaching a draft animal to something (as a vehicle) to be drawn
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palpable
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-capable of being touched or felt: easily perceptible
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serge
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-a durable twilled fabric having a smooth clear face and a pronounced diagonal rib on the front and the back
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augur
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one held to foretell events by omens
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baleful
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foreboding or threatening evil
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stropping
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to sharpen (a razor) on a strop
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recapitulant
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repeated more concisely
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catechism
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a manual for catechizing; specifically : a summary of religious doctrine often in the form of questions and answers
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braces
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something that holds parts together or in place, as a claspor clamp.
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dissimulation
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- to hide under a false appearance
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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rapine
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PILLAGE, PLUNDER
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sentient
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responsive to or conscious of sense impressions
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placative
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intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
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concomitiant
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accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
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melodeon
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a small reed organ in which a suction bellows draws air inward through the reeds
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abnegation
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DENIAL; especially : SELF-DENIAL
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abject
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sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
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meretricious
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superficially significant : PRETENTIOUS
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spurious
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of illegitimate birth : BASTARD
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contumely
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- harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
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surplice
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- a loose white outer ecclesiastical vestment usually of knee length with large open sleeves
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soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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skein
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a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel
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esoteric
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PRIVATE, CONFIDENTIAL
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lascivious
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LEWD, LUSTFUL
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arras
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a wall hanging or screen of tapestry
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chiaroscuro
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pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color
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somnolent
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inclined to or heavy with sleep
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primogenitive
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The primogenitive and due of birth.
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purlieus
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- a frequently visited place
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surreptitous
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done, made, or acquired by stealth
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parsimony
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the quality of being careful with money or resources
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Faustus
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a magician of German legend who enters into a compact with the devil
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