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30 Cards in this Set
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Jingoist
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extremely aggressive militant patriot
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Jocose
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given to joking
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Juggernaut
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irresistible crushing force
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Junket
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trip by official at company/public expense
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Junta
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group joined in political intrigue
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Jurisprudence
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study of law
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Ken
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range of knowledge
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Kismet
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fate
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Knell
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tolling of bell
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Labile
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likely to change, unstable
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Lachrymose
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producing tears
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LACONIC
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brief and to the point
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Lancet
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tool for making incisions
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Languor
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depression
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Largess
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generous gift
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LASSITUDE
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weariness
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Legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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Leonine
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like a lion
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Lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary
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Libertine
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morally corrupt person
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Lien
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legal claim on property
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Ligneous
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resembling wood
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Lilliputian
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extremely small
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Limn
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draw, outline
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Limpid
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clear
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Lineaments
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features, esp of face
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Lithe
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flexible, supple
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Litotes
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understatement for emphasis
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Lugubrious
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mournful
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Macerate
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soften by soaking
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