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22 Cards in this Set
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equivocate
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(v) to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
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chastise
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(v) to scold or punish
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metaphysical
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(adj) beyond physical; spiritual or supernatural
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patriarchy
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(n)rule by father/male figure
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malapropism
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(n) act or habit of misusing words
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sovereign
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(n) a monarch, a king, queen, or ruler
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augment
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(v) to make larger
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palpable
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(adj) to readily or plainly see; obvious
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Jocund
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(adj) cheerful; merry
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infirmity
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(n) a physical weakness
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malevolence
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(n) quality, state, or feeling of feeling hatred
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pernicious
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(adj) deadly, dangerous, harmful
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Sundry
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(adj) various or diverse
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intemperance
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(n) excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages
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Credulous
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(adj) willing to believe or trust too readily, without proper evidence
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perturbation
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(n) mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation
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clamor
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(n) a loud uproar as from a crowd of people
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harbinger
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(n) a foreshadower
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surmise
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(v)to think or infer without certain or strong evidence
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apparition
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(n) a supernatural appearance of a person or thing (ghost)
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interdiction
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(n) steady bombardment of enemy positions and communication lines for the purpose of delaying progress
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parricide
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(n) the act of killing one's parent
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