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90 Cards in this Set
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Seigneurs
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a lord, especially a feudal lord
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Cupola
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a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere
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Convalescence
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the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
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Inveigle
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to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements
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Emblem
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a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something
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Inane
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lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly
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Pun
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the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications
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Sibilant Consonant
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a consonant characterized by a hissing sound
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Venerable
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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
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Infirmary
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a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured
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Jounce
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to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce.
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Exhorted
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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Vindicate
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to clear, as from an accusation
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Sinecure
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an office or position requiring little or no work
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funereal
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of or suitable for a funeral
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contretemps
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an inopportune occurrence
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fratricide
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the act of killing one's brother
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arsenic
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a grayish-white element having a metallic luster, vaporizing when heated, and forming poisonous compounds
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glower
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to look or stare with sullen dislike
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extrovert
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an outgoing, gregarious person
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
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sultriness
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oppressively hot and close or moist
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forlornly
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable
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impervious
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not permitting penetration or passage
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incarnate
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embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form
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incongruity
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the act of being inappropriate
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latent
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present but not visible, apparent, or actualized
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timbre
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the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness
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obliteration
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to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
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treachery
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violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason
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veer
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to change direction or turn about or aside
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galvanize
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to stimulate to action; excite; startle
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emissary
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a representative sent on a mission or errand
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expulsion
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the act of driving out or expelling
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prow
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the forepart of a ship or boat; bow
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous
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trudge
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to walk, especially laboriously or wearily
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eccentric
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irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd
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ludicrous
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causing laughter because of absurdity
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mote
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a small particle or speck
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accolade
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any award, honor, or laudatory notice
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austerity
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severity of manner
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cacophony
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harsh discordance of sound
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candid
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere
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connive
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to cooperate secretly; conspire
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contentious
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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
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dowager
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a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband
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encumbrance
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a thing that impedes or is burdensome; hindrance
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furlough
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a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person
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futility
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a trifle or frivolity
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gibe
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to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer
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impinge
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to make an impression; have an effect or impact
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insidious
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intended to entrap or beguile
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abate
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to reduce in intensity or amount
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aloof
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apart, indifferent
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amity
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friendship
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bestow
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to grant or to give
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burnish
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to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
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demure
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serious, reserved, coy
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dulcet
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pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphoneous
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edifice
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very large building
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entreaty
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a plea, an earnest request
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epitaph
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inscription in memory of dead, usually on a tombstone
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gambol
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to playfully skip or leap
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gratis
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free
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gravity
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serious, importance
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grievous
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characterized by extreme suffering or sorrow, serious or grave
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impertinent
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insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners
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impugn
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to assail or to attack one's honor or integrity
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impute
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to blame or to charge
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jaundiced
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prejudiced, having a hostile attitude resulting from distorted reasoning
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malice
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desire to harm others
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melancholy
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depression of spirits
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mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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mitigate
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to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
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obdurate
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extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
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obscure
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difficult to see, vague
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peevish
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fretful, obstinate
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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presage
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something that foreshadows a future event
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prodigal
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wasteful, a person given to extravagance
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quaint
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unusual in character or appearance
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spurn
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to reject or to refuse with hostility
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superfluous
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beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
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surfeited
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fed or supplied to excess
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tarry
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to delay in coming or going, to linger
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trifling
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not significant, frivolous
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vehement
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forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
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wanton
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immoral, lude
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zeal
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enthusiasm or fervor
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