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20 Cards in this Set
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Join with others to refuse use, buy, or deal with
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boycott
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Person's signature
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John Hancock
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Long, wandering journey
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odyssey
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Very loud
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stentorian
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Expurgate; clear of objectionable words or passages
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bowdlerize
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Enormous; gigantic; prodigious
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gargantuan
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Hypnotize; spellbind; enthrall
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mesmerize
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Deriving pleasure by inflicting pain on others; deliberately cruel
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sadistic
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Guidbook; handbook
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Baedeker
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Involving imminent disaster
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Damoclean
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Wise, trusted adviser or teacher
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mentor
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Impractically idealistic; visionary
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quixotic
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Book of maps
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atlas
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Cuide who explains to tourists the history and special features of a place
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cicerone
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Humorous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error
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malapropism
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Traitor; collaborator
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quisling
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Very handsome man
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Adonis
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Fanatical patriot
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chauvinist
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Crafty; deceitful; cunning
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Machiavellian
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Bitter denunciatory speech; tirade
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philippic
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