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50 Cards in this Set
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frieze
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ornamental band on a wall
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froward
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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fructify
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bear fruit
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fulminate
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denounce thunderously; explode
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fulsome
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disgustingly excessive
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functionary
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official
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fusillade
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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc)
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gall
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annoy; chafe
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galleon
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large sailing ship
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gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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gastronomy
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science of preparing and serving good food
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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glut
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overstock; fill to excess
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glutinous
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sticky; viscous
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gossamer
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sheer; like cobwebs
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gourmet
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connoisseur of food and drink
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granary
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storehouse for grain
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grotto
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small cavern
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grouse
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complain; fuss
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gull
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trick; hoodwink
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guy
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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hackles
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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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hale
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healthy
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hap
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chance; luck
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headlong
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hasty; rash
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hermetic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; obscure and mysterious; occult
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hermitage
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home of a hermit
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hibernal
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wintry
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hinterlands
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back country
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hirsute
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hairy
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hoary
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white with age
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive
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hovel
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shack; small, wretched house
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hue and cry
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outcry
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hummock
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small hill
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humus
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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishoner
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imbroglio
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complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers)
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imbue
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saturate, fill
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immure
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imprison; shut up in confinement
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impassive
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without feeling; imperturbable, stoical
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impecunious
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without money
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imperious
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domineering; haughty
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash
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imponderable
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weightless
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importune
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beg persistently
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imposture
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assuming a false identity; masquerade
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imprecation
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curse
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