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37 Cards in this Set
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quaff
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to drink deeply or repeatedly
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buss
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a hearty kiss
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cachination
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loud, immoderate or hysterical laughter
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vulpine
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cunning, crafty
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ersatz
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substitute, synthetic (ersatz) flour
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erudite
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learned
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xenophobia
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fear and hatred of strangers or anything strange or foreign
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androgynous
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hermaphroditic(having both male and female reproductive organs)
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glottochronology
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science of dating origins by language attrition
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quixotic
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idealistic to impractical degree
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quiz
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an eccentric person
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serendipity
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the gift of finding valuable things not sought for
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consensus
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agreement in matters of opinion
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keraunophobia
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psychotic fear of thunder and lightning
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moribund
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near death
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antepenultimate
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third from last
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peripatetic
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of, or related to, walking
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malapropism
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a usually humorous misapplication of a a word
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obdurate
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unyielding
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gephyrophobia
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psychotic fear of bridges
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jingoism
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fierce nationalism
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volatile
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explosive
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endemic
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native to
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deferential
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yielding to authority
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vindictive
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disposed toward revenge
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behest
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a command, "I am here at the behest of"
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indigent
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poverty-stricken
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mandate
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an authorization to act given to a representative
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mangy
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seedy, shabby
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trundling
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moving in a rotating or rolling manner
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sycophant
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a servile, self seeking flatterer
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inalienable
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unchangeable
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shibboleth
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catchword or slogan
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colloquy
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mutual discourse
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agoraphobia
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psychotic fear of open spaces
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palindrome
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a word, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward (ex. bob)
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generic
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characteristic of a whole group or class
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