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122 Cards in this Set
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confuse
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ado
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trouble (fuss)
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alms
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assistance to poor
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court
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amulet
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a charm
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aperture
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opening, gap
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argonaut
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adventurer
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arson
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crime of setting fire
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askew
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crooked
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avant-garde
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vanguard
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barrister
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British lawyer
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bauble
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trinket
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bete noire
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something hateful
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bevy
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group (flock)
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bilk
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to cheat
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blithe
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cheerful
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bon mot
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bright SAYING
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calliope
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musical instrument
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careen
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toss from side to side
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chary
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cautious
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coiffure
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hairdo
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coup de grace
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finishing stroke
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cul-de-sac
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blind alley
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cyclopean
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huge and rough
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denouement
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outcome of a story
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deus ex machina
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changes course of events
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demarche
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line of action
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eclat
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brilliant success
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elan
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vigor
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embezzle
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misappropriate $
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entrepreneur
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organizer, manager
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extradition
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transfer of a fugitive
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fait accompli
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completed deed
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fin de siecle
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end of the century
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gauche
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clumsy
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gorgon
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ugly woman
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habeas corpus
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court order appearance
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harpy
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scolding woman
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homeric
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grand
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immaterial
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unimportant
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impasse
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deadlock, stalemate
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incarcerate
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place in jail
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indeterminate
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indefinite
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ingenue
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actress in "young" role
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jejune
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uninteresting, dull
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junta
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political faction
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laissez-faire
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hands off
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larceny
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theft
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libidinous
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LEWD
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licentious
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morally unrestrained
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litigious
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quarrelsome
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malaise
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feeling of uneasiness
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melange
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mixture
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mercurial
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volatile (the element mercury)
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meretricious
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flashy, cheap
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minatory
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threatening
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miscreant
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villain
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mot juste
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right WORD
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mutable
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inconstant
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myrmidion
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slavish follower
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nabob
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rich man
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niggardly
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stingy
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non compos mentis
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insane
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non sequitur
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out of place remark
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nonchalant
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indifferent
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noxious
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unwholesome
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obdurate
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hardhearted
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obtuse
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slow to understand
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officious
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meddlesome
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omniscient
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knowing all things
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antean
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extraordinarily strong
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onus
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responsibility
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oracular
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ambiguous (obscure, ominous)
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paean
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exultant outburst(?)
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pendantic
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stressing trivial points
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paean
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exultant outburst(?)
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perpetrator
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commits an offense
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pertinacious
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stubborn
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plagiarism
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false authorship
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plutonian
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GRIM and UNPLEASING
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pontifical
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ornate
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pretentious
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showy
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probation
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period of testing
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prolix
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wordy
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Promethean
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(boldly) original
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puerile
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childish
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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quiescent
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in repose, dormant
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recalcitrant
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UNRULY
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repartee
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wit
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restive
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restless
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ribald
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irreverant, vulgar
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sangfroid
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composure
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sardonic
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sarcastic
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sedulous
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diligent
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sine qua non
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absolute requirement
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sleazy
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of poor quality
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stygian
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GLOOMY and DARK
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supercilious
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haughty
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terpsichorean
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dancing
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tete-a-tete
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conversation for two
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thespian
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actor
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tour de force
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skillful performance
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vignette
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colorful anecdote
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voluptuous
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sensuous
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Acrid
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bitter, sharp
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a cappella
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no instrument accompaniment
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ad hoc
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temporary
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bon vivant
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one who enjoys good food
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de facto
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actual
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gemütlich
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cheerful (sense of well being)
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leitmotf
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recurring musical phrase
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nolo contendere
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no defense
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par excellence
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outstanding
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parvenu
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upstart, newly rich
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pièce de résistance
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chief dish
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postprandial
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after dinner
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quid pro quo
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something in return for another
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qui vive
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alert (who goes there?)
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savoir faire
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tact
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sub rosa
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secretly
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vis-à-vis
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in reference to
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