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135 Cards in this Set
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Augury
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Omen, sign
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Desiccated
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completly dried out
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Inscrutable
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not easily understood
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Flippant
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disrespectful in a casual way
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Pastiche
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mixture
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Malediction
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curse
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Virgule
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a slash mark
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Promulgate
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to publish, to broadcast
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Eschew
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to avoid, to shun
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Obfuscate
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to cloud
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Chiasmus
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inversion of the second of two parallel pharses
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Vicarious
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experianced through imagination
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Succor
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aid
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Insouciant
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carefree
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Segue
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transition from one thing to another
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Unimpeachable
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unchallengeable
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Probity
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honesty
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Elysian
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heavenly
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Acquiesce
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to give into
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Joie de Vivre
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joy of life
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Pro Bono
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free, for the common good
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Pedestrian
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unimaginative
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Sepulchral
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grim, gloomy
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Simper
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to smile
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Dysfunctional
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abnormal
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Squeamish
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prudish, queasy
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Extemporize
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to improvise
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En masse
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as a whole, in a group
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Pedigree
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family tree
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Traipse
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to strut
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Forte
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a strong point
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Soupcon
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a slight trace, a suspicion
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Persnickity
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"picky", fussy, particular
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Protocol
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code of behavior
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Atelier
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an artists studio
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Propitious
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auspicious, favorable
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Atrium
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skylighted central area of a public building
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Hegemony
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dominant influence of one nation over another
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Iconoclast
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one who attacks established beliefs, rebel
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Anodyne
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pain reliever
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Lugubrious
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gloomy, sepulchral
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Placebo
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fake medicine
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Miscegenation
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mixture of races
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Foible
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a weekness
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Glitz
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show, panache
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Protege
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one under anothers wing
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Seminal
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origional, creative
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Enclave
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a ghetto
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Glitch
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a foul up, snafu
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Auspices
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support, protection
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Patronize
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to talk down to
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Paunchy
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big bellied
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Philander
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make love frivously
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Mecca
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a special place for a certain group
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Coiffure
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a hairdo
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Immolate
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to kill
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Entrepreneur
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a powerful business man
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Incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed
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Shamnan
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a priest
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Schmooze
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to chat
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Protege
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one under anothers wing
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Seminal
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origional, creative
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Enclave
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a ghetto
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Glitch
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a foul up, snafu
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Auspices
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support, protection
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Patronize
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to talk down to
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Paunchy
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big bellied
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Philander
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make love frivously
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Mecca
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a special place for a certain group
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Coiffure
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a hairdo
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Immolate
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to kill
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Entrepreneur
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a powerful business man
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Incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed
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Shamnan
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a priest
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Schmooze
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to chat
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Umbrage
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offense
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Dissident
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a rebel
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Parochial
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narrow in scope
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Gamut
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the entire scope
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Bulwark
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a defense, a protection
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Intrinsic
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essential, inherent
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Excoriate
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to criticize harshly, to berate
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Nyctophobia
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fear of darkness
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Cortege
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a funeral procession
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Curry
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to flatten
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Santimonious
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falsely holy
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Invioalable
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sacred
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Vagabond
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a tramp
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Tryst
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a secret meeting between lovers
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Diminution
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a decrease
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Serindipity
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a delightful accidental discovery
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Pundit
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an expert
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Bete Noire
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a pet peve
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Fait accopli
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a done deal
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Emollient
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a balm
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Penury
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poverty
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Rapport
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a good relationship
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Virago
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a loud mouth woman
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Lascivious
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raunchy
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Curmudgeon
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a nasty man
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Kinetic
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moving
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Salad Days
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a time of youth
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Snafu
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a glitch
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Bailiwick
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ones special area of intrest
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Lamentable
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regretable
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Stupefy
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to stun
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Voluble
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talkative, articulate
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Intelligentsia
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the learned class
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Prima donna
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the lead female singer in an oprea
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Syncopate
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to shorten
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Preposterous
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rediculous
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Scintillating
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sparkling
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Titillating
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to excite, to stimulate
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Bastion
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a fort
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Dissolute
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"wasted", debauched
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Licentious
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raunchy
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Cadaverous
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like a dead body
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Proverbial
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well known, famous
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Neurasthenic
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physically/mentally exausted
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Debacle
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an utter defeat
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Tableau
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a picture
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Bovine
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slow, dull
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Pisquietude
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anxiety
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Sophmoric
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foolish, immature
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Commonweal
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the public good
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Prismatic
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brillant, colorful
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Intermediary
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a go-between
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Boutique
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a small expensive shop
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Expectorate
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to cough up phlegm, to spit
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Expedient
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suitable
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Syncretize
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to combine
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Oscillate
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to swing back and forth
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Auld Lang Syne
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the good old days
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Prescience
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foreknowledge
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Tremulous
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fearful
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