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15 Cards in this Set
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posthaste
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adverb- done with great speed, rapidly
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bistro
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noun- small bar, tavern
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blatant
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adjective- unpleasantly loud, noisy, obvious
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miscreant
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noun- wrongoer or offender, villian
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bedfellow
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noun- temporary associate, often for convenience
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stodgy
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adjective- dull, unimaginative, commonplace
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germane
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adjective- being pertinent, fitting
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waif
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noun- homeless, forsaken child
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chivalry
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noun- medieval system of knighthood
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squeamish
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adjective- easily nauseated, sickened
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obsequy
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noun- funeral rite, ceremony details
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dreadnought
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noun- heavily armed ship etc.
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hermitage
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noun- hideaway, retreat
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parlay
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noun- a bet comprising the sum of prior bets
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faux pas
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noun- a social blunder
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