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20 Cards in this Set
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Aegis
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(noun): support or patronage; a shield |
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Apprise
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(verb): to notify, to inform of |
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Bibulous
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(adj): inclined to or addicted to alcohol |
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Claque
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(noun): groupies; paid fans |
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Deracinate |
(v): eradicate; to pull up by the roots |
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Eleemosynary
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(adj.): any form of charity; charitable; dependent on charity |
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Indigenous
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(adj.): native |
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Lachrymose
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(adj.): anything that causes tears; prone to crying |
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Lexicon |
(noun): a dictionary of language; an inventory |
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Melee
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(verb): a noisy, riotous brawl |
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Microcosm
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(noun): a small world or universe |
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Minuscule |
(adj): small; tiny
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Obfuscate |
(Verb): to confuse or bewilder |
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Paternalism |
(noun): the practice of governing people like a father |
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Polarize |
(verb): completely opposite |
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Purview |
(noun): scope, range, or extent of something |
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Sanguine |
(adj.): cheerful or happy; pinkish color in the cheeks |
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Solecism
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(noun): Mistake in etiquitte |
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Vassal |
(noun): a subordinate; a dependent |
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Verisimilitude
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(noun): looks like the truth, but not the truth |
