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60 Cards in this Set
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adagio
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slowly, in music.
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andante
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moderate in tempo
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arpeggio
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the playing of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
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bravura
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in music, a passage requiring great skill and spirit from the performer, a display of daring, beautiful performance
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contralto
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the lowest female voice or part. between soprano and tenor.
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crescendo
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gradually gets louder, gradual increase in volume or intensity
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falsetto
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male singing voice, the result of artificially produced tones in an upper register which goes beyond the voices normal range
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fortissimo
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a very loud passage, sound, or note
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imbroglio
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a confused or difficult situation, a confused heap or tangle.
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intaglio
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a figure or design cut beneath the surface of a hard metal or stone.
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largo
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in a slow, solemn manner, slow broad movement
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libretto
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the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work.
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salvo
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simultaneous discharge of firearms, a sudden outburst of cheers or the like.
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staccato
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music performed with a crisp, sharp attack. abrupt. distinct, emphatic parts or sounds
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vendetta
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blood feud, bitter hostility.
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procrustean
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designed to secure conformity, drastic
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tawdry
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cheap, gaudy, showy
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sybarite
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one who is fond of soft living or luxury
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spoonerism
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an unintentional exchange of sounds
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bellicose
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warlike, of a quarrelsome nature
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acidulous
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somewhat acid or sour
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complaisant
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willing to please, polite
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churlish
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boorish, surly
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captious
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critical, quick to find fault, quibbling
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bumptious
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arrogant, disagreeably conceited
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blilous
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bad-tempered, bitter
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baleful
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deadly, sinister
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convivial
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festive, sociable
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contrite
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crushed in spirit by a feeling of guilt
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dyspeptic
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grouchy, gloomy, a person who suffers from dyspepsia or indigestion
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Pyrrhic victory
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a victory which is exceptionally costly
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quixotic
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romantically idealistic, impractical
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saturnine
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sluggish, gloomy, grave
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solecism
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substandard use of words, violation of manners
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lothario
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rake, seducer, lover
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jingoist
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one who boasts about his patriotism and favors a warlike foreign policy
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philanderer
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one who makes love insincerely, one who engages in passing love affairs
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philippic
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bitter, verbal attack
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protean
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changeable, taking on different forms
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maverick
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one who acts indeoendently
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nemisis
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agent of retribution, just punishment
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craven
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cowardly
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debonair
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genial, couteous
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lachrymose
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sad, mournful, inclined to shed many tears
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neurasthenic
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having emotional conflicts which lead to weakness or depression
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esprit de corpe
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a sense of union and of common interests and responsibilities
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caste
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a distinct social class or system
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hierarchy
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a group of persons or things arranged in order, rank, grade. system of organization
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liaison
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the contact maintained between military or naval units in order to undertake concerted action
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ecumenical
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universal
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elite
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the best, most skilled group
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free masonry
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secret or tacit brotherhood. instinctive sympathy
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genealogy
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lineage, science of family decent
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camaraderie
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comradeship, good fellowship
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cabal
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a clique or small group joined in secret intrigue, a conspiracy
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detente
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relaxing or easing especially of international tension
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rapproachment
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a reestablishing of cordial relations. if there is to be an end to war, people and nations must learn to meet each other to approach on common grounds
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echelon
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a level of command or authority, rank, step like formation of troops
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hob nob
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to associate on friendly terms
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cortege
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a group of attendants. ceremonial procession.
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