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25 Cards in this Set
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reverberant
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resounding
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seigneurs
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a man of rank
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indignation
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righteous anger
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matriarchal
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a woman who is the dominant member of a group
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deigning
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to deem worthy
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inane
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lacking sense
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prow
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front of a ship
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inured
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to accustom to hardship
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insidious
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treachery, slyness
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inebriating
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to confuse mentally or emotionally
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idiosyncratic
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a habit that is peculiar to an individual
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eccentric
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odd
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sinecure
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a position requiring little to no work
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salient
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stands out
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galvanized
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to startle into sudden activity
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aphorisms
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a tersely phrased statement of truth
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cacophony
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a meaningless mixture of sounds
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mesmerized
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to spellbind
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aesthete
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a person who has refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature
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inveigled
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to entice by flattery
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innately
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inherent in the essential character of something
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undulations
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to wave together
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impervious
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impenetrable
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languid
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slow
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bellicose
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eager to fight
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