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30 Cards in this Set
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protuberant
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(adj.) bulging or swelling, prominent
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recant
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(v) to withdraw or renounce beliefs
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requiem
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(n) any musical service, hmn for the dead
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recrimination
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(n) countercharge
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rejuvenate
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(v) to make young again
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rankle
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(v) to fester; to become inflamed or cause resentment
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qualm
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(n) a sudden fit of nausea or doubt
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purloin
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(v) to steal
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prolific
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(adj) fruitful, abundance, fertile
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reprehend
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(v) to rebuke, critisice/blame
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raucous
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(adj) rough sounding
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purge
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(v) clense of undesirables
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proximity
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(n) nearness in time and space
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prosaic
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(adj) unpoetic, commonplace, dull
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rampant
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(adj) growing luxuriously or spreading unchecked
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remonstrate
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(v) to object or complain
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propriety
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(n) quality of being proper, decorum
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recourse
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(n) a turning to or seeking aid
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remiss
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carlessness or neglect at work
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puerile
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(adj) childish, silly, immature, young
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alliteration
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sounds alike
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repetition
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words repeated
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in medias res
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in the middle of things
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ab ovo
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the beginning
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assonance
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vowels repeated
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alliteration
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sounds alike
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repetition
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words repeated
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in medias res
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in the middle of things
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ab ovo
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the beginning
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refrain
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a phrase repeated
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