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85 Cards in this Set
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Belonging to an earlier time
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archaic
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interpreted more than one way
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ambliguous
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to agree with,to be in accord with
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jibe
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learned person
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savant
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twice a year
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solstice
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to do with spring
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vernal
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critical review
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critique
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crouch, shrink in fear
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cower
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athoritive command, order
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mandate
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failure to perform task - fufill, obligation
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default
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stop short, refuse to go
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balk
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kingdom
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realm
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to speak violently, loudly, at length
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rant
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weekness in character or a flaw in a character
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foible
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artless, innocent young women (Little Red Rodinghood)
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ingenue
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the angular difference north or south of the equator, measured in degrees along a meridian
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latitude
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the forward part of a ships hull
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prow
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at once, immediatly
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forthwith
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warning of disaster, urgent/desperate
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dire
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often autobiography from memorys
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memoir
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a structure consisting of a roof supported by colums or pillers (Usually attached to a building as a porch)
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portico
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elegant and fashionable "classy cloths"
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posh
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an act or instance of swaying abbruptly swaying motion
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lurch
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common, ordinary, pertaiing to the world
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mundane
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any strangely fortified place, stronghold
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citadel
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to lean or sway
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careen
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place to gather, throw things
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cache
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huge brawl
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donny brook
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imposter, a person who is not who they say
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humbug
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extremely bad reputation, infamous character
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infamy
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a large often open-sided tent used chiefly for outdoor entertainment, scrolling sign
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marquee
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so certain as to be known in advance
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foregone
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savage and cruel, fierce
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truculent
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to introduce gradually
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insinuate
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special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly
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homage
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a decline viewed in dissapointing contrast to preveious events
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anticlimax
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direct contrast opposition, direct opposite
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antithesis
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to accumulate, to collect in mass amounts
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amass
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a wierd mix/sound of 2 words
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spoonerism
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to twist or squirm
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writhe
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overfullness, abundance
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plethora
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an ungreatful person
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ingrate
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a level of command, athority, or rank
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echelon
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predetermined
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predispose
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a horn containing food, usually fruit and veggies
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cornucopia
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with great speed, rapidly
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posthaste
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a small bar, tavern or night club
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bistro
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unpleasently loud or noisy
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blatant
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a wrongdoer or offender, a villain
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miscreant
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to talk idly, babble
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prattle
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an often temporary associate for convience
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bedfellow
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being both pertinint and fitting
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germane
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a homeless or foresaken child
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waif
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the medieval system of knighthood, qualities such as bravery and honor
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chivalry
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eaisly nauseated or sickened
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squeamish
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to make a continues low dull humming sound
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drone
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a fast, lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer
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corvette
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a very large city
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megalopolis
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to be concerned with insignificant details
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nitpick
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an appetizer server before a meal
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hors doeuvre
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given to or marked by joking
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jocular
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a wicked schemeing women
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jezebel
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being first in time, original, or basic needs
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primal
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suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or improprioty
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risque
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to name one by one
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enumerate
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a hand operated or power driven aparatus for weaving, moving
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loom
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slender in figure
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svelte
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expressed in few words
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succinct
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a burden, responsibilty
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onus
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fearless, dauntless
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intrepid
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division into 2 parts, kinds; sub division in to halves or pairs
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dichotomy
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a series or group pf 3 plays, novels, or operas
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trilogy
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a stain in ones reputation, a mark on the skin
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stigma
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a street, lane; closed at one end
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culdesac
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heroic exploits
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saga
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a pharmacist liscensed to fill prescriptions
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apothecary
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a fictional prose naration that is longer and more complex than a story
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novella
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to purify esp. of sin, guilt
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purge
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the act of carrying, carriage
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portage
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a monster in fairy tales and popular legend usually a hidious giant
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ogre
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one of the mongol conquerers of india who established an empire
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mogul
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a loyal advisor entrusted with the care and education of someone
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mentor
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a stately monument oftenly architectually designed
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mausoleum
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a women holding a position analagous to that of a patrion
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matriarch
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a hereditary social group limited to persons of the same race
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caste
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