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15 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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protection; patronage
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apprise
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to inform of
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bibulous
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fond of or inclined to drink
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claque
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a group of people hired to applaud a performer of performance
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deracinate
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to pull up by the roots
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eleemosynary
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charitable
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indigenous
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originatinsin the country or region where found, native
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping
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lexicon
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a dictionary of a language
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melee
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a confused struggle
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microcosm
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a miniature world or universe
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minuscule
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very small
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obfuscate
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to darken or obscure
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paternalism
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the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a a fathere dealing wiht his children
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polarize
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to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions
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