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20 Cards in this Set
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coup de grace
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decisive finishing blow
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debut
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first public apperance
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demise
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cessation of existance; death
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finale
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last scene or act; conclusion; end
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genesis
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origin; coming into being
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inchoate
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just begun; only partly in existence; incomplete
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infinite
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endless; without boundaries or limits; exceedingly great
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lapse
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come to an end; become void
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maiden
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first; earliest
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penultimate
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next to last
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preamble
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preliminary statement or event; introduction
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premiere
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first preformance
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rudiment
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first principle that must be learned; fundamental (usually plural)
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swan song
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farewell appearance; finial creative work or preformance
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terminal
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coming to an end;ending in death
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tyro
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beginner in learning something; novice; neophyte
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ultimate
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last in progression; final; highest possible
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ultimatum
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final, uncompromising demand or offer, leading to serious consequences if rejected
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antepenultimate
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coming immediatley before next to last
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initiative
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ability to begin and follow through without being urged; enterprise
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