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29 Cards in this Set
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jape
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to jest
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biddable
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easily led or commanded
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cloy
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to weary or become distasteful through excess
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amanuensis
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one employed to take dictation or copy manuscripts
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shibboleth
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something (a word, saying, etc) that distinguishes one group from another
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental
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Panglossian
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excessively naive or optimistic
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supervene
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to take place as something additional or unexpected
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complement
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something that completes something else`
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hagiography
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biography of saints
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SALUBRIOUS
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HEALTHFUL
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FIAT
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AN ARBITRARY ORDER
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GELID
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EXTREME COLD
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BILLET
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TO LODGE, TO QUARTER
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FEY
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POSSESSING AN OTHERWORLDLY QUALITY
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AMBUSCADE
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TO AMBUSH
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LACHRYMOSE
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GIVEN TO CAUSING TEARS
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POTBOILER
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AN INFERIOR LITERARY WORK
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PARSE
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TO ANALYZE
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NIMIETY
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EXCESS
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QUOTIDIAN
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OCCURING DAILY
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FUGACIOUS
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LASTING BUT A SHORT TIME
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POSTPRANDIAL
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HAPPENING DURING OR AFTER A MEAL
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PECUNIARY
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RELATED TO MONEY
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FURBELOW
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SHOWY
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STYGIAN
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DARK AND GLOOMY
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LUMPEN
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CUT OFF FROM YOUR SOCIAL CLASS
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ALIMENT
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SUSTENANCE
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TEMPORIZE
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STALLING
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