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45 Cards in this Set
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prolix
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tediously wordy
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narcissism
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self-infatuation
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miscreant
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evil doer
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physiognomy
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facial character
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apostasy
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desertion of principle
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hendonism
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devotion to pleasure
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sententious
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full of maxims
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on the qui vive
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on the alert
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manumission
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release form slavery
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sanction
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authorize
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terra firma
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firm land
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synopsis
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summary
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colloquy
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conversation
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in loco parentis
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in the palce of parents
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patrician
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aristocratic
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syllogism
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three part deduction
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metonymy
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association name
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anaphora
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repetition in succesive phrases
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bowdlerize
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censor prudishly
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locus classicus
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classical example
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reiterate
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repeat
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desultory
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rambling
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funambulist
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tightrope walker
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lyssophobia
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fear of insanity
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idee fixe
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obsession
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schism
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division
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apotheosis
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raising to god status
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precursor
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forerunner
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cosmology
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study of the universe
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euphony
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beautiful sound
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thanatopsis
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view of death
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vacuous
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stupidly empty of ideas
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lucubration
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late studying
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ex cathedra
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from the throne
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legerdemain
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slieght of hand
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suspiration
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deep sigh
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives
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synoptic
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general in view
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lionize
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treat as celebrity
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assiiduous
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perservering
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subterfuge
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evasive dodge
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bon vivant
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indulger in luxury
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saturnine
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gloomy and remote
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sedentary
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sitting
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pusillanimous
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small mined, lacks courage
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