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30 Cards in this Set
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Nascent
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beginning to exist
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Exegesis
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Exposition; explaination
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Favonian
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Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild;gentle
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Punctilio
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A fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure
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Interregnum
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The interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuiity in an order
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Chimerical
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Merely imaginary; fanciful
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Coxcomb
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A vain, showy fellow
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Uxorious
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Excessively fond or sumbissive to a wife
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Bowlderize
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To remove or modify the parts considered offensive
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Tractile
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Docile; manageable
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Bromide
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A commonplace or conventional saying
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Exemporaneous
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Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment
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Censure
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To criticize severely
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Crux
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The essential point or feature
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Turbid
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Muddy; not clear
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Nascent
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beginning to exist
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Exegesis
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Exposition; explaination
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Favonian
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Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild;gentle
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Punctilio
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A fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure
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Interregnum
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The interval between two reigns; also, any breach of continuiity in an order
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Chimerical
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Merely imaginary; fanciful
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Coxcomb
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A vain, showy fellow
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Uxorious
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Excessively fond or sumbissive to a wife
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Bowlderize
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To remove or modify the parts considered offensive
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Tractile
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Docile; manageable
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Bromide
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A commonplace or conventional saying
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Exemporaneous
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Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment
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Censure
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To criticize severely
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Crux
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The essential point or feature
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Turbid
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Muddy; not clear
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