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28 Cards in this Set
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abjuration |
(n) of the verb abjure |
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abjuration |
(n) of to recant solemnly |
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abjuration |
(n) of renounce, repudiate, forswear |
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anathema |
(n) a formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication |
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anathema |
(n) a vehement denunciation, a curse |
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anathema |
(n) one who has been cursed, damned, or loathed |
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archetype |
(n) an original model or type after which other similar things are patterened |
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archetype |
(n) a prototype |
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archetype |
(n) an ideal example, quintessence |
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augury |
(n) the art, ability, or practice of auguring |
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augury |
(n) divination |
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augury |
(n) a sign of something to come, an omen |
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avant-garde |
(n) a group that creates or promotes innovative ideas or techniques in a given field |
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avant-garde |
(adj) of, relating to, or being a part of a group that creates innovative ideas |
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divan |
(n) a long, backless sofa |
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divan |
(n) a public room found in the Muslim belief |
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divan |
(n) the seat used by an administrator |
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divan |
(n) a government building or office chamber |
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divan |
(n) a coffeehouse |
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divan |
(n) a book of poems |
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fortnight |
(n) fourteen days, two weeks |
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frenetic |
(adj) wildly excited or active, frantic, frenzied |
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hauteur |
(n) haughtiness in bearing and attitude, arrogance |
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homogeneity |
(n) the state or quality of being homogenous |
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homogeneity |
(n) being similar, uniform, or of the same parts |
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mirth |
(n) gladness and merriment especially when expressed by laughter |
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overt |
(adj) open, observable |
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overt |
(adj) not hidden, concealed, or secret |
