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54 Cards in this Set
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couplet
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a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the same length
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dramatic irony
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irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play
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dramatis personae
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a list of the characters preceding the text of a play
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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aside
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words spoken so as not to be heard by others present
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soliloquy
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the act of talking while or as if alone
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corrosive
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sharply sarcastic
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brandished
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aggressively waved
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sieve
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strainer (used metaphorically)
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liege
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feudal lord
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harbinger
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someone or something that announces something
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missives
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messengers
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chastise
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restrain
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impede
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hinder
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metaphysical
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supernatural
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esteem
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regard as something
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quell
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murder, slaughter
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mettle
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courage
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repose
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sleep
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knell
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a stroke or sound of a bell
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surfeit(ed)
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overindulged
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multitudinous
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existing in a great number
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incarnadine
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redden
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equivocate
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to use language open to interpretation especially with intent to deceive
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lament(ing)
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wails, mourning aloud
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sacrilegious
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irreverent, disrespectful of anything sacred
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counterfeit
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something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value
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posterity
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all future generations
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parricide
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murder of a family member or relative
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dauntless
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fearless
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bounteous
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abundant
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sundry
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various
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jovial
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merry, good-humoured
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purged
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cleansed
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contriver
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schemer
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pious
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dutiful
religious, sacred, devotional |
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blaspheming
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insulting religion, treating God or sacred things disrespectfully
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conjure
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command solemnly
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pernicious
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wicked
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diminutive
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tiny
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desolate
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empty, dismal, gloomy
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avaricious
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greedy for wealth
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abjure
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reject, avoid
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dire
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terrible
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quarry
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heap
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guise
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habit, behaviour
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sovereign
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royal
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epicures
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those devoted to luxury, gluttons
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pristine
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clean, pure
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purgative
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cleansing, purifying
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speculative
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marked by contemplative reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
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arbitrate
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be judged, be settled
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palter
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trick
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usurp(er)
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one who seizes or holds power by force and without legal authority
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