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45 Cards in this Set
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peremptory
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expressive of urgency or command
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oculist
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opthalmologist
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contiguous
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adjacent
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ectoplasm
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substance held to produce materialization of spirit
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hauteur
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arrogance, haughtiness
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Great War
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Word War I (1914-1918)
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Morgan
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family of financiers, of whom the most famous was J.P. Morgan (1837-1913)
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innuendo
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hint, insinuation
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vinous
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relating to wine
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subterfuges
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deceptions
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punctilious
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careful
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anteroom
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outer room
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somnambulatory
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as if sleepwalking
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denizen
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one that frequents a place
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Joe Frisco
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celebrated comedian of the 1920's
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Gilda Grey
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a well-known actress of the 1920's
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rent asunder
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torn apart
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bucks
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bigot's synonym for young black men
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victoria
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horse-drawn carriage
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Herman "Rosy" Rosenthal & Charles Becker
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well-known criminals of the 1920's
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"The Sheik of Araby"
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a popular song first published in 1921
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postern
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private or side entrance
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pompadour
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man's style of hairdressing
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nebulous
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indistinct, vague
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meretricious
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falsely attractive
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conceits
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fanciful ideas
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debauchee
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dissipated person
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dilatory
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inclined to delay; slow or late in doing things
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Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719)
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2nd wife of King Louis 14th of France
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caravansary
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in the Orient, a kind of inn where caravans stop for the night
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magnanimous
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generous in overlooking injury or insult
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expostulation
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objecting to a person's actions or intentions
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truculent
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fierce, cruel, savage
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redolent
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smelling [of]
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garrulous
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talkative
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fortuitously
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by chance; accidentally
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corrugated
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furrowed
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adventitious
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accidental
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pasquinade
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satire posted in a public place
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ulster
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long, heavy overcoat
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bulbous
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shaped like a bulb or bulbs
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inquisitions
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investigations
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pandered
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provided the gratification of another's needs
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commensurate
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corresponding in extent or degree
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James J. Hill (1838-1916)
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American railroad builder
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