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15 Cards in this Set
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Adonis |
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very hadsome man |
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Baedeker |
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guidebook; handbook |
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bowdlerize |
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expurgate; clear of objectionable words or passages |
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cicerone |
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guide who explains to tourists the history and special features of a place |
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Damoclean |
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involving imminent disaster |
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gargantuan |
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enormous; gigantic; prodigious |
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John Hancock |
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person's signature |
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Machiavellian |
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crafty; deceitful; cunning |
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malapropism |
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humorous misuse of words by a person unaware of error |
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mentor |
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wise; trusted advisor or teacher |
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mesmerize |
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hypnotize; spellbind; enthrall |
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philippic |
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bitter denunciatory speech; tirade |
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quisling |
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traitor |
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quixotic |
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impractically idealistic; visionary |
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stentorian |
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very loud |
