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20 Cards in this Set
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cadence
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the measure of beat of music, dancing, or regularly repeated movement
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desolation
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ruined, lonely, or destructed condition
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heresy
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opinion or doctrine opposed to what is generally accepted
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mausoleum
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a large, magnificent above ground tomb
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patronage
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favor, encouragement, support
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pedants
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a person who makes an unnecessary display of knowledge, puts great stress on minor points
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proclivities
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tendencise, inclinations
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seance
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meeting of people trying to communicate with spirits of the dead; a sitting or session
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simile
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expressed comparison of two different things
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stratum
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parallel layers of material placed one upon another
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aggravating
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making worse, exacerbating
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disintergration
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breaking up, separation into smaller parts
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diverted
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tunrned aside, amused
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igniter
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used to set something on fire
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phosphorescence
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be luminous without noticeable heat
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pinprick
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a minute puncture, minor annoyance or irritation
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proboscis
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a long flexible snout
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sculptor
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person who makes figures by carving, modeling, or casting
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skeptical
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inclined to doubt, not believing easily
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titillation
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pleasantly excite, agreeable stimulation
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