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30 Cards in this Set
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defunct
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no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning
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ostensibly
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outwardly appearing as such
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sundry
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various or diverse
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Sally
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a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; make a military attack
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Benighted
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intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened
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provincialism
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narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity
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implacable
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not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
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grist
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grain
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chastened
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characterized by inflicted suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
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yokel
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a rustic; a country bumpkin
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extol
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to praise highly; laud; eulogize
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incantatory
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characterized by chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power
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covey
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a group, set, or company
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strident
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making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking
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brogues
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an Irish (or any regional) accent in the pronunciation of English
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balustrade
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a railing
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exhort
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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently
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quaver
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to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble
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helical
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pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral
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coup de grace
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a death blow, esp. one delivered mercifully to end suffering
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rookery
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a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals; a crowded tenement house
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sorghum
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a cereal grass
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myopically
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in a manner characterized by nearsightedness
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palaver
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a conference or discussion
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pince-nez
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a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose
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dialectics
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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of logical argumentation
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debunk
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to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery
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euphonium
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a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider bore and mellower tone, and often having a second bell
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antiphonal
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responsive.
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