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15 Cards in this Set
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slaughterhouse
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abattoir
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relinquish formally, renounce
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abdicate
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a stopping of a customary practice
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abeyance
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confused or unintelligible language
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abracadabra
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of or relating to the partly digested food resulting from the action of gastric juice
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chymous
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any insect of the family Cicadidae- also called "locust"
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cicada
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one who acts as a guide to or shows the sights to
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cicerone
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a fine conductor that is rendered incandescent by the passage of an electric current
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filament
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the use of extreme delaying tactics in an attempt to prevent action
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filibuster
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a British unit of weight for butter equal to 56 pounds
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firkin
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a long light but strong rope used with a running noose for catching livestock
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lariat
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a term that means to play written music in a somewhat slow manner
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larghetto
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act as a detective or investigator, search for information or facts
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sleuth
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a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes
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smorgasbord
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in a manner marked by ill temper
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peevishly
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