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20 Cards in this Set
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something added to something else as helpful but not essential
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adjunct
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leader
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bellwether
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a harsh or noise cry
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caterwaul
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wildly fantastic; impossible; absurd
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chimerical
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worn-out; exhausted
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effete
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narrow-minded and rigid
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hidebound
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system of ranks
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hierarchy
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a religious service or rite
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liturgy
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optical illusion
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mirage
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situation in which one is entrapped
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morass
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a irreversible deed or action
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fait accompli
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offensive; disgusting
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noisome
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forgetful; unaware
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oblivious
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a base coward
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poltroon
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a convert; a discipline
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proselyte
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resembling but not actually being
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quasi
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teasing; good-humored ridicule
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raillery
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irreverently mocking
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ribald
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lying flat on your back; listless or lethargic; or passive
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supine
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a short description or sketch
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vignette
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