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23 Cards in this Set
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aback
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surprised ; startled
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bacchanalian
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wild with drunkenness
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cabal
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a small, secret group
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dais
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platform; speaker's stand
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earnest
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sincere; serious
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fabricate
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to construct; to lie
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gadfly
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a person who annoys others
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hackneyed
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trite; commonplace; overused
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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jaded
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tired; worn out; dulled
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labyrinthine
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complicated; intricate
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macabre
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horrible; gruesome
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nabob
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a very wealthy or powerful person
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oaf
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a dunce or blockhead
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pact
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an agreement
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quadruped
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a four-footed animal
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rabble
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mob; disorderly crowd
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saccharine
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overly sweet
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tableau
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dramatic scene or picture
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ubiquitous
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present everywhere
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vacillate
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to sway back and forth; to hesitate in making a decision
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waif
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a homeless person
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abase
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to humiliate; to humble; to lower
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