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107 Cards in this Set
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compendium
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collection of concise info about a particular subject (in a book..)
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facsimile
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exact copy of writen materials
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clasp
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to grasp tightly with one's hands
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hangar
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a large building with an extreme floor aeas for housing aircraft
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rung
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a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot
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circuitous
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longer than the most direct way
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devious
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skillful, deceitful, roundabout, erring...
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arraign
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to call accused person before a court to answer the charge
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indictment
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a formal written charge of one
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nonplussed
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to put at a loss, to bewilder
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bafflement
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to frustrate someone as by confusing or perplexing/ to impede force or movement of
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discomfit
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to make someone feel uncomfortable
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despicable
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very unpleasant or bad
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surly
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offer in a bad mood, unfriendly
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gully
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small valley mde by a fast flowing stream
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canyon
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a large valley
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boulder
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a very large rock
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detour
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different route to a place ot avoid a problem
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officious
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unpleasantly offer services
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enigmatic
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puzzling, mysterious
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deferential
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showing respect
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sycophantic
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flattering to win favor
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gushing
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expressing too strongly that loses its reliability/ practicality
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effusive
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expressing with strong feelings
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patina
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a thing surface layer that forms on surface of something because of age or chemical action
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veneer
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a thing layer of decorative wood to cover a cheaper material underneath, something that hides other unpleasant thing
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dulcet
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develope sounds that are soft and pleasant to listen to
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crass
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not considering others' feeling;insensitive, stupid; great
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exuberant
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very energetic (people or their behavior)
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strew
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to spread things over a surface
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equivocate
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speak unclearly on purpose to hide something
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artifice
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use of a clever trick
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untenable
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describe a theory that cannot be supported; not supportable
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sedulous
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eager, energetic
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lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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disabuse
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to correct/tell someone of a wrong idea
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tailor
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to fit, alter for a particular end or purpose
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anomalous
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deviating from the normal order
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feign
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not real
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prolixity
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excessive wordiness
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overture
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an instrumental composition as an introduction
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serrated
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having a row of small sharp projections like teeth
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butchery
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ruining through clumsiness, wanton/ cruel killing...
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cog
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one of a series of teeth on the rim of a gear
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sledge
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a heavy long handled hammer
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trestle
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two legs (or more) to support something
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inebriety
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drunkeness
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immaculate
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completely clean
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spurious
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lacking authenticity
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emulation
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effort to equal another
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erratic
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having no fixed course/wandering
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chaff
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thin dry bracts enduring rains of wheat...
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mote
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very small particle
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dregs
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solids that settle at the bottom of liquids...; worthless
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ogle
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stare at someone amorously
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haggle
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to bargain
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abstemious
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eating and drinking in moderation.
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sobriety
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bearing moderation in consuming alcohols, drugs...
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craven
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a coward
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage
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ineluctable
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inevitable
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ineffable
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incapable of expressing something
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corroboration
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confirmation that some facts are true through the use of documentary evidence
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disorientation
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confusion, wild delusion
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compensatory
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intended to reduce bad effects of something
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foraging
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to go around searching for food
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dogmatic
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certain of beliefs and expecting others to accept them without arguing
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aggrandize
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increase power and tatus
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self effacement
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not claiming attention
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parochialism
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limited outlook especially focused on a local area
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intrigue
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arouse the curiosity, secret planing of something illicit
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precocious
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maturing early
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hone
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to sharpen, to perfect
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phlegmatic
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stolid, not easily excitable
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skirt
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avoid dealing with a topic, to lie along the edge, to miss
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currency
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vogue and prevalence: period of acceptance, state of being current
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relinquish
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to retire from, to give up to let go, to release
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sensational
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arousing strong curiosity, oustanding
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synoptic
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presenting a summary of the principal parts of the whole
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pedestrian
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a walker, relating to pedestrian, ordinary
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances
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profundity
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great depth
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discreet
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marked by prudence, self reservant, modest
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rigorous
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acting with vigor, harsh, accurate and precise
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ignominious
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marked by shame and disgrace, despicable
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magnanimous
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courageously noble in heart, generous in forgiving
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appall
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fill with dismay
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elegiac
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involving elegy or mourning
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hysteria
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behavior exhibiting extreme emotion
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preponderance
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large amount/ greatest amount
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brunt
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the main impact or force of an attack
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expunge
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to erase/ strike out
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ulterior
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occring later/ lying to deceive
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indulgent
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showing; tolerant; encouraging
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indigent
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impoverished
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niggard
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a stingy person
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untrammeled
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unrestricted
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harbinger
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a forerunner
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redoubtable
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arousing fear; formidable; strong in producing respect
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dilatory
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slow and likely to come delay
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recreant
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unfaithful and disloyal to a belief
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proselyte
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a new convert of a religion/ doctrine
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vantage
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an advantage in a competetion
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phillistine
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one who enjoys only popular entertainment but does not appreciate art, literature, music of high quality
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inadvertent
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done unintentionally
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protege
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one under care/ protection of another
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plebiscite
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a direct vote (entire electrorate is invited)
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