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135 Cards in this Set
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fiance
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man engaged to be married
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amatuer
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nonprofessional
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hors d' oeuvre
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appetizer
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idee fixe
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fixed idea
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en masse
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all togeter, in mass
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aprops
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appropriate, to the point
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faux pas
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false step
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je ne sais quoi
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i dont know what
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par excellece
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best of all
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piquant
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sharp, strong, provocative
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savoir faire
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know how to do
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potpourri
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mixture
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patois
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local dilect
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outre
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outrageous, extravageant
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noblesse oblige
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rank imposes responsibilities
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tour de force
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feat of strength
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piece de resistance
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main dish at a meal
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post mortem
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after death
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memorabilia
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collection of memoreis
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non sequitor
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it does not follow; illogical conclusion
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quid pro quo
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something for something; tit for tat
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sub rosa
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confidential
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proviso
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condition or provision of an agreement
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status quo
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state in which; present condition
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caveat emptor
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let the buyer beware
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quasi
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almost; halfway
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sotto voce
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in an undertone
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prima donna
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leading lady
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la dolce vita
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the sweet life
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a cappella
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w/o accompanlment
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ambiance
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surrounding atmosphere
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grandeur
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state or quality of being majestic
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leviathan
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a huge sea monster
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misogamist
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one who hates marriage
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vis a vis
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in regard to
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tete a tete
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head to head; intimate conversation
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soiree
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evening party
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macabre
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suggersting the horror assocaited with death
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bourgeoise
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belonging to the middle class
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evanescent
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tending to fade or pass away
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blase
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uninterested due to exposure or indulgence
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passe
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no longer in style
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nuance
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slight or delicate shade of tone
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dolce far niente
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carefree idlennes; pleasant idlennes
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vignette
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brief description
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divertimento
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amusement
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al dente
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not cooked pasta
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cognoscenti
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experts
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dilettante
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amateur in the arts
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fiasco
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failure
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imbroglio
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mix up; mess
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vendetta
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revenge
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poltergeist
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a noise ghost
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auslander
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foreigner
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gemutlich
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good natured
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gestalt
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configuaration
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nicht wahr
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is it not so; right
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schuss
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long stright run at full speed on skis
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zeitergeist
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spirit of the time; social climate of the age
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verboten
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forbidden
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de facto
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existing in reality with or w/o right
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kaput
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defeated
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achlemiel
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defeated
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scho
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foolish or naive
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kosher
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in accordance with jewsih ceremonies
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ipso facto
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by that very fact
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kibitzer
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spectator at a card game
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blitz
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to subject or overwhelm by a powerfull force
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pension
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boarding house in france
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hacienda
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a country house or rance
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joie de vivre
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keen enjoyment of life
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legerdeman
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slieght of hand; trickery
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naive
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lacking knowledge
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poppycock
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utterly foolish
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chablis
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dry white wine
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bona fide
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in good faith
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repartee
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exchange of quick witty remarks
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ompresario
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one who organizes or manages live entertainment
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echelon
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formation
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heebie jeebies
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fit of nervousness
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lebensraum
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additional terriotry
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hoity toity
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snobbish
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equestrain
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realating to horsemen
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pro bono publico
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for the publci good
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sophomore
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wise fool
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trousseau
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all the item brought by a bride to her new house
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beau monde
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the fashionable worlds
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a la mode
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with ice cream
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magna cum lade
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with high honors
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cabaret
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nightclub
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risque
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indecency
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epitaph
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inscription on a tomb or grave
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esprit de corps
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common spirit existing in the members of a group and inspiring enthusiasm
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guru
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religious teacher in hindu
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abecedarian
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one leaing the fundamentals of something
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esoteric
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relating to knowledge that is restricted to a small group
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masticate
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to chew
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lampoon
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harsh satire
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anthropic
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realting to human being
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pathos
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sympathetic pity
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extirpate
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to uproot
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colossal
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huge; gigantic
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seraphim
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celetial being
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debonair
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suave
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visage
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the face
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de rigueur
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proper; fashionable
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raison d' etre
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reason for being
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quintessential
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most typical example
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penchant
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strong leaning towards to something
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hubris
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excessive pride
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catharsis
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mental cleas\nsing of emotional tension through art
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agape
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perfect love
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eros
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sensual love
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ethos
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guiding beliefs of a group or culture
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danse macabre
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dance of death
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antithesis
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contrast of ideas by means of // arrangements of words
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coup de grace
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deathblow
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bodacious
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remarkable
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chicanery
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deception
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emoirical
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relying on observation
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forte
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stong point
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blithe
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lighthearted
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nemesis
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gree goodess
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zenith
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highest point in the sky
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nadir
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lowest point
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plebeain
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common people
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protege
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inder care of another
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sortie
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sudden attack by troops in a beseiged position upon the beseigers
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doggerel
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poor and trashing writing
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syllogism
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form of argument consisting of a major premise
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premise
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statement accepted as true w/o proof
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caio
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goodbye
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rendezvous
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appointment to meet at a fixed place or time
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condidant
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someone you trust
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coup d etat
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sudden seuzure
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