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16 Cards in this Set
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supine
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(of a person) lying face upward;(of the hand) with the palm upward 2. failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence
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akimbo
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hands on hips and elbow out
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roman-a-clef
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a novel in which real people or events appear with invented names
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vertiginous
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causing vertigo
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foment
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instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
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banal
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boring
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omlet
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a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying ban
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al fresco
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in the air
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startified
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a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education or income
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strata
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layer
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fervor
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instense and passionate feeling
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conduit
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a channel for conveying water or another fluid
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carrion
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decaying flesh of a dead animal
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modus operandi
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the way something operates or works
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recidivism
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a convicted criminal who reoffends
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philanthropy
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generosity; a charity
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