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50 Cards in this Set
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peremptory
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dictatorial
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persiflage
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flippant style
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purlieu
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a haunt
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interlocutor
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person in conversation
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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cloister
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to seclude
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expatiate
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to elaborate
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inchoate
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just begun
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sedulous
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diligent
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pusillanimous
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small minded
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demure
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modest
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pulchritude
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physical beauty
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ephemeral
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short lived
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hyperbole
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overstatement
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contretemps
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embarrassing mishap
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propinquity
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nearness
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megalomania
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delusions of greatness
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procreant
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producing offspring
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cursory
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hasty and superficial
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recherche
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rarely choice
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pharisaism
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hypocrisy
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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assiduous
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persevering
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desuetude
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disuse
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cenotaph
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empty tomb
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hauteur
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disdainful snobbery
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importune
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to trouble with requests
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oncology
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medicine of tumors
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epitaph
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tomb inscription
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abate
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to lessen
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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ululate
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to howl
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surrogate
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substitute
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incunabula
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infancy
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eclectic
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from various sources
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in media res
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in the middle of things
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diatribe
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abusive speech
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germane
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related
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omnium gatherum
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an assorted collection
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ad infinitum
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without end
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lacustrine
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of lakes
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modus vivendi
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manner of living
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affable
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friendly and kind
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sybarite
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a devotee of luxury
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remunerate
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repay
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patrician
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aristocratic
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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exculpate
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free from blame
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reprobate
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hopeless scoundrel
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putative
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thought to be
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