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20 Cards in this Set
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apostate
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n- someone who forsakes a campaign/ cause -> given up
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bravado
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n- display of false courage
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consensus
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n- a general agreement
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constrict
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v- to make smaller/ narrower
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dichotomy
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n- a division into 2 very different parts
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effusive
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adj- unrestrained, highly demonstrative
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euphoria
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n- a feeling of great happiness
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gothic
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adj- gloomy/ dark
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impasse
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n- a dead end
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lugubrious
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adj- sad and gloomy (exaggerated)
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metamorphosis
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n- complete change (by magic sometimes)
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mystique
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n- an ora of mystery or specialness
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non sequitur
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n- a conclusion that does not follow
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parlous
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adj- perilous or full of danger
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punctilio
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n- a minute detail
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quagmire
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n- soggy mud/ slush or difficult situation
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quixotic
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adj- romantically idealistic
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raconteur
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n- a person who tells stories
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sine qua non
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n- an essential element of something
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vendetta
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n- a prolonged feud
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