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19 Cards in this Set
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dissimulation
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the act of deceiving
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fervid
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marked by great passion or zeal. Extremely hot; burning
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abject
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brought low in condition or status. being of the most contemptible kind. being of the most miserable kind; wretched.
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tenor
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a continuous, unwavering course. the word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life. the course of thought or argument running through something written or spoken. general sense; purport.
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cardinal
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of foremost importance; paramount
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purblind
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having poor vision; nearly or partly blind. slow in understanding or discernment: dull. obsolete, completely blind.
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epigram
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a short, witty poem expressing a single thought or oberservation. a concise, clever, often paradoxical statement
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folly
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a lack of good sense, understanding; or foresight. an act or instance of foolishness. a costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous.
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lethe
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the river of foregetfulness, one of the five rivers in hades
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wolf's-bane
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poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
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nightshade
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any of several plants of the genus Salanum, such as the bittersweet nightshade, most of which have a poisonous juice.
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proserpine
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variant of persephone. Roman mythology, means "to emerge" n Latin. She was Roman equivalent pf tje greel gpddess [erse[jpme, prosperpine. the daugher of crers who became the goddess of the underworld when Pluto carried her away and made her his wife,
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psyche
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a young woman who loved and was loved by Eros and was united with him after Aphrodite's jealousy was overcome. she subsequently became the personification of the soul.
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glut
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to fill beyond capacity, especially with food;satiate
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slyvan
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relating to or chracteristic of woods or forest regions
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tempe
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a valley in Thessaly famous of its beauty
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arcady
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arcadia, a district of the Poloponnesus, a pastoral country; associated with pastoral poetry
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dale
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a valley
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