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20 Cards in this Set
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bourgeois
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(member of) the middle class
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connoisseur
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competent judge
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coterie
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social set, clique
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critique
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written analysis of a work of art
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debutante
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young woman making her formal appearance in society
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intrigue
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plotting, scheming; to arrouse or stir the interest or curiousity of
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liaison
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unofficial linkage
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repertoire
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(list of) works a person or a company can perform
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malapropism
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blunder in choice of words
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mentor
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a wise trusted advisor
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mercury
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messenger, carrier of news
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nemesis
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agent of retribution, a just punishment
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protean
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highly versatile, readily taking numerous forms
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stentorian
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very loud or powerful
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allegory
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story in which characters are symbolic
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ballet
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style of dancing, (a kind of) dance performance
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curator
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custodeon of a museum or art collection
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denouement
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outcome, solution (of a story or play)
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symmetry
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balance, correspondence of parts
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virtuoso
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person especially skilled in one of the fine arts
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