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25 Cards in this Set
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aggrandizement
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increase; enlargement
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astronomical
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inconceivably large
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by line
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notification of the author's name
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concentration
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something drawn together
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dashiki
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a loose, brightly- colored tunic
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diurnal
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occuring during the day
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enmesh
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to entangle
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epicure
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connoisseur
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ford
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to cross a body of water by wading
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impugn
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to assail or to attack one's honor
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legacy
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a gift by will
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maxim
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a proverb; a general truth
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nascent
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recently coming into existence
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papyrus
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acient paper made from a plant
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pigeonhole
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to assign to a category
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prestidigitation
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sleight of hand; manual dexterity
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rarefy
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to make less dense
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rhapsodize
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to express overly enthusiastically
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seminal
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original; germanitive
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stilted
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artificially stiff; formal; pompous
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swatch
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sample piece from cloth
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tart
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sharp or sour in taste
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unflappable
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not easily upset
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visceral
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dealing with coarse, base emotions
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yoke
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to fit or to join together
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