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30 Cards in this Set
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hypothecate
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Pledge as security
verb |
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heterodox
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unorthodox
adj |
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paterfamilias
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male head of family
Noun |
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putative
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thought to be
adj |
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aver
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affirm or declare
verb |
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megaton
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force of a million tons of dynamite
noun or adj |
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sangfroid
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cold blooded composure
adj |
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alter ego
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second self
noun |
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altercation
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heated dispute
noun |
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contravene
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to go against
verb |
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confluence
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a flowing together
noun |
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circumlocution
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talking in circles
noun |
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soliloguy
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speech to oneself
noun |
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mollify
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make soft
verb |
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gregarious
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sociable
adj |
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monolithic
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massive and uniform
adj |
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malapropism
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ludicrous
misuse of word noun |
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nonplussed
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confused
adj |
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postlude
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concluding section
noun |
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hierarchy
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ranking
noun |
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portly
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heavy
adj |
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interdiction
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prohibition
noun |
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vide
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see
verb |
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omnibus
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covering many things
adj |
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imponderable
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difficult to ponder
adj |
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benediction
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blessing
noun |
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incredulous
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not believeing
adj |
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omniscient
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all knowing
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neophyte
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beginner
noun |
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unilateral
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one sided
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