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63 Cards in this Set
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Aberration
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defect
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Dative
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of indirect object
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Engender
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produce
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Sideral
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of the stars
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Torrid
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hot
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Altercation
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quarrel
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Indigenous
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origination naturally in a particluar place
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Nodule
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small, rounded lump
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Unguent
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ointment
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Maelstorm
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whirpool
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Abase
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humble
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Debacle
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total collapse
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Estranged
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no longer on friendly terms
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Reactionary
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favoring outmoded polocies
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Tutelage
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instruction
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Apprise
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inform
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Emetic
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substance that induces vomiting
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Neophyte
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beginner
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Paradigm
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pattern
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Tenet
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principle
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Acumen
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keenness of mind
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Egress
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way out
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Itinerant
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traveling
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Precedent
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act used to justify a later one
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Yaw
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swing off course
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Apocryphal
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of doubtful authenticity
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Cacophony
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harsh, jarring sound
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Gigolo
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man financially supported by a woman
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Peccadillo
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minor fault
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Stentorian
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loud
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Bier
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stand for a coffin
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Dastardly
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cowardly
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Feral
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beastlike
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Ingrate
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ungrateful person
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Olfactory
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of the sense of smell
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Rococo
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elaborately ornamental
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Unanimity
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complete agreement
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Forensic
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debating
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Bilateral
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affecting both sides equally
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Dictum
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formal statement of opinion
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Notary
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official authorized to calidate legal documents
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Prevaricate
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aviod telling the truth
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Salubrious
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beneficial
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Sunder
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split
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Amatory
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dealing with love
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Attenuate
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thin
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Espouse
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marry; support
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Gastronomy
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the art of good eating
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Minutiae
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petty details
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Obelisk
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tall, four-sided stone monument
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Schism
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splint in the Church
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Aeon
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indefinitely long period of time
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Chimerical
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unrealistic
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Covert
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concealed
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Idealize
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regard as perfect
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Moot
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debatable; raise
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Ocher
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pigment used in plants
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Behemoth
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creatute of great size
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Dragoon
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mounted soldier; compel
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Frenetic
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hectic
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Natal
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of birth
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Refectory
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dining hall
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Vagary
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unpredictable whims
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