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55 Cards in this Set
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a miniature world or universe
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microcosm
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teasing
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raillery
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capable of being formed into different shapes
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malleable
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a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
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matrix
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the common people
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hoi polloi
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valor or heroism
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derring-do
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the universe considered as a whole
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macrocosm
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a base coward
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poltroon
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forgetful; unaware
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oblivious
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offensive or disgusting
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noisome
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the source or cause of fatal injury, death
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bane
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overly demanding, hard to please
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fastidious
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a religious service
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liturgy
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a short saying
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dictum
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in or into the middle of a plot
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in medias res
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any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank
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heirarchy
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of or pertaining to the entire body
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systemic
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a leader; a male sheep that leads the sheep to the slaughter house
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bellwether
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overfullness; a lot of something
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plethora
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the policy of treating or governing people in the same manner of a father dealing with his children
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paternalism
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to deal with people in a patronizing manner
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condescend
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the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
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verisimilitude
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a quick raid
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foray
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temporarily inactive
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abeyance
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originating in the country or region where found
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indigenous
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very small, tiny
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miniscule
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closely related in origin, essential nature, or function
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cognate
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something illusory, without a basis in reality
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mirage
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an enthusiastic and expert follower or fan
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afficionado
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something added to something else as helpful or useful, but not essential
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adjunct
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attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions
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iconoclastic
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a milicious satire
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lampoon
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ill tempered, difficult to get along with
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cantankerous
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a device to aid the memory
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mnemonic
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a person's strong point
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forte
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to remove offensive material
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bawderize
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to weaken, debase, or corrupt
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vitiate
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a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity
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affinity
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a naural consequence or result
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coroilary
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something given in exchange or return for something else
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quid pro quo
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an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed
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fait accompli
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a confused struggle, a violent free for all
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melee
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very sacred or holy
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sacrosanct
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typical or characteristic
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symptomatic
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charitable
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eleemosynary
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very sheer and light
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diaphanous
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inclined to drink
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bibulous
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to howl or screech like a cat
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caterwaul
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a trickster or swindler
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mountebank
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a substandard or ungrammatical usage
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solecism
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concerned with practical considerations or values
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pragmatic
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full freedom or authority to act at one's own dicretion
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carte blanche
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the special vocabulary of a person
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lexicon
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a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinetely
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elixir
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an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment
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nemesis
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