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20 Cards in this Set
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ancillary
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supplementary or subordinate
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bowdlerize
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to remove material considered offensive (from book, film, etc)
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condescend
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to come down voluntarily to a lower level
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cozen
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to trick, to cheat or swindle
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enclave
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an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people
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forte
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a person's strong point
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gratis
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free, no charge
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interstice
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a small space between things or parts of things
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icon
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a representation or image of a sacred personage
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macrocosm
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the universe considered as a whole
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mountebank
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trickster or swindler
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paean
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song of praise,joy, triumph
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persiflage
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lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
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plethora
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superabundance, overfullness, superfluity
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pragmatic
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concerned with practical considerations or values
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quizzical
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puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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rapacity
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inordinate greed
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therapeutic
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having the power to heal or cure
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schism
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a formal splitting of two groups into hostile factions
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virtuoso
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a brilliant performer
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