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20 Cards in this Set
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to be swollen
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turgid
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to utter false charges maliciously to damage another's reputation
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calumniate
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an illusion of the mind- an unrealized dream
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chimera
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characteristic of an uncle
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avuncular
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the first and the last, th ebeginning and the end
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alpha and omega
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hazy, vague, indistinct; clarity of lack thereof
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nebulous
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a person or thing that ruins or spoils; something or someone noxious or poisonous
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bane
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an invocation of evil upon someone; a curse
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imprecation
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frenzied. frantic
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frenetic
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extinguishing of desire and individual consciousness
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nirvana
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a tomb or monument erected in honor of a person whose body is buried elsewhere
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cenotaph
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oily, greasy; "slippery devil"
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unctuous
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one of the sudden or unexpected turns often encountered in one's life
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vicissitude
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to tickle
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titillate
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to be at the point of death; about to die
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moribund
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light playful banter or a playful kind of teasing
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badinage
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a long word
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sesquipedalian
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to exterminate; to wipe out; to pull up by the root leaving no trace
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extirpate
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exalted, perfect example, deification, glorified
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apotheosis
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good luck charm
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swastika
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