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15 Cards in this Set
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BELLWETHER
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One that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends
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VIGNETTE
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A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually
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MORASS
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Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms
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PROSELYTE
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One who has been won over from one religious belief to another
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QUASI-
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To some degree; in some manner
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CATERWAUL
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to have a noisy argument
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POLTROON
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A BASE COWARD
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CHIMERICAL
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GIVEN TO UNREALISTIC FANTASIES; HIGHLY IMPROBABLE
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NOISOME
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Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
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HIDEBOUND
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STUBBORLY PREDUJICED; NARROW-MINDED; INFLEXIBLE
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RAILLERY
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GOOD HUMOR BANTER;TEASING REPARTEE
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RIBALD
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CHARACTERIZED BY VULGAR HUMOR
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EFFETE
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INFERTILE; WORN-OUT;ALSO DECADENT; EFFEMINATE (Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men)
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LITURGY
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A RITUAL
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DECADENCE
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the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay:moral degeneration or decay; turpitude;unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence
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