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51 Cards in this Set
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bazaar
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an exchange market place in the East
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bedizen
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to deck with vulgar finery
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bedlam
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scene of wild confusion and uproar
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beguile
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to mislead, deceive
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belabor
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to beat soundly
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camisole
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ornamental woman's underbodice
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canaille
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rabble
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candid
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true to real facts
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candor
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frankness, impartiality
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cant
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jargon, secret slang, empty talk
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decant
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pour off gently
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decanter
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ornamental wine bottle
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deciduous
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leaf-shedding
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorous
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proper
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egocentric
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self-centered
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egotism
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tendency to attract attention to oneself
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egress
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to exit
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elate
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to make joyful, elevate in spirit
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electorate
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the body of persons entitled to vote in an election
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farrier
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blacksmith
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fasces
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Roman emblem of power made up of a bundle of rods with an ax blade protruding
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fastidious
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disdainful, squemaish, delicate to the fault
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fatigue
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weakness from bodily labor or mental exertion
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gibber
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to chatter incoherently
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gist
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essential part
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glaucous
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gleaming sea-green
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gluttonous
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greedy for food or drink
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hawser
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a large rope used for towing light objects
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haycock
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a small conical pile of hay
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hectare
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metric equivalent of 2.471 acres
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decollete
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low-necked
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hectograph
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gelatin process for making duplicate copies
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glucose
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sugar occurring in fruit, less sweet than cane sugar
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fathom
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a measure of length used chiefly at sea, about six feet
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hegemony
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predominance
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impale
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a fix on a pointed instrument
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impassioned
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animated, excited, expression of passion or ardor
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impeccable
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faultess
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impecunious
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penniless
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impede
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hinder, obstruct
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limitation
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restriction, finitude
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lithe
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gracefully flexible
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livid
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black and blue, discolored, lead-colored
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longitudinal
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pertaining to length
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loquacious
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talkative
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing, especially in public office
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malignant
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very malicious
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malpractice
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improper professional conduct
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mandate
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a specific order
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manege
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art of or school for horseriding
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