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30 Cards in this Set
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Caterwaul
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to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
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verb
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Cozen
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to cheat, decieve or trick.
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verb
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Lachrymose
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tearful or given to weeping.
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adjective
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fait accompli
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an accomplished fact; a thing already done.
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Macrocasm
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total or entire complex structure of something.
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Noun
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Claque
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a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer
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Noun
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mirage
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something illusory without substance or reality
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ancillary
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assisting
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Bibulous
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excessively fond of drinking alcohol
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adjunct
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something added to another thing but not essential to it
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interstice
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mediate in dispute
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indigenous
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originating in and characteristics of a particular region or country; native
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hierarchy
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Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
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bellwether
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a wether or other male sheep that leads the flock, usually bearing a bell
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liturgy
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a form of public worship, ritual.
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Aegis
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the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.
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deracinate
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to pull up by the roots; isolate or alienate from native environment.
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melee
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a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle.
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bowdlerize
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remove or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable; edit
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icon
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image or representation
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enclave
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Any small distinct area or group enclosed or isolated with a larger one.
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forte
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persons strong suit, or most highly developed characteristics
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eleemosynary
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of or pertaining to alms, charity, or charitable donations.
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apprise |
to give notice to ; inform ; advise.
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lexicon
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a workbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
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vassal
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a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage.
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hidebound
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narrow and rigid in opinion, inflexible.
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effete
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lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate ; decadent.
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chimerical
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unreal; imaginary; a visionary.
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zimpim
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cardock
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