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10 Cards in this Set
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Bellwether |
shows what will happen in the future |
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Liturgy |
a fixed set of ceremonies |
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Ancillary |
providing something additional |
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Cozen |
to deceive or win over
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Proselyte |
a new convert |
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poltroon |
a spiritless coward |
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Ribald |
referring to sex in a rude but amusing way |
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Paternalism |
a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control |
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verisimilitude |
the quality of seeming real |
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Pragmatic |
dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way |
