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32 Cards in this Set
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reverie
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daydream, lost in thought
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revisionist
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one who advocates the revision of documents
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rustic
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characteristics of the country people
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scathing
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do harm to
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sepulcher
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tomb
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spurious
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of illegitamate birth; false; counterfeit
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squalor
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marked by filthiness, neglect or poverty
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stoic
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not affected by pain, feeling, or passion, impassive,
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stolid
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not easily aroused or excited
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substantive
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a totally independent entity, permenent
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succinct
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concise;terse; to the point
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succumb
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to yield to a superior; die
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surreptitious
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done, made, or aquired by stealth
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sycophant
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self seeking flatterer; parasite
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syllogism
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deductive reasoning
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synecdoche
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figure of speech where a part represents a whole. Ex 50 head of cattle = cows
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temerity
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recklessness
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tempestuous
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turbulent; stormy
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tempus fugit
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time flies and all significant things fade
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tenacious
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stubborn
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trepidation
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nervous agitation; apprehension; fear
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent
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underling
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one who is subordinate or under another
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vehement
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market by strong expression; passionate
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venerable
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commanding respect due to age, character, wisdom, or benevolence
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verisimilitude
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having the appearance of truth
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge
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virulent
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extemely posionous
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volition
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free will, power to choose
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waif
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some one found by mistake; a homeless child
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wraith
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a ghost
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze from the west
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