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20 Cards in this Set
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ancillary
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adj- subordinate or supplementary
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bowdlerize
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v- to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)
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condescend
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v- to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
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cozen
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v- to trick; to cheat or swindle
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enclave
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n- an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
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forte
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n- a person's strong point; what a person does best
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gratis
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adj- free; adv- without charge
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icon
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n- a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion
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interstice
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n- a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
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macrocosm
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n- the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
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mountebank
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n- a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
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paean
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n- a song of praise, joy, or triumph
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persiflage
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n- lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
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plethora
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n- overfullness; superabundance; superfluity
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pragmatic
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adj- concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions
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quizzical
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adj- puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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rapacity
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n- inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
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schism
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n- a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile faction
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therapeutic
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adj- having the power to heal or cure; beneficial
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virtuoso
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n- a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; adj- masterly or brilliant
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