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20 Cards in this Set
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Aegis
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PROTECTION; PATRONAGE; SPONSORSHIP
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apprise
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TO INFORM OFF; TO MAKE AWARE
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bibilous
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of a drunken nature; alcholic
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claque
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group of people hired to give applause
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deracinate
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TO UPROOT OR DISLOCATE
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eleemosynary
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CHARITABLE; BENEFICENT
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indigenous
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native
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lachrymose
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MOURNFUL
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lexicon
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dictionary
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melee
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VIOLENT FREE FOR ALL; BRAWL
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microcasm
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group or system viewed to represent a larger demographic
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minuscule
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tiny, negligable
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obfuscate
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to confuse; bewilder
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paternalism
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practice of treating or governing a nation or group in a way a father would his child
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polarize
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to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting problems
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purview
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the range of something; juristiction
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sanguine
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naturally cheerful looking
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solecism
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misuse of language
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vassal
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a subservient peron; servant
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verisimilitude
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the quality of being probable; realism
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