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53 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or typical
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shunt
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to move to one side
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etiology
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the science of the causes and origins of disease
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tumescence
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swelling
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mete
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allot, distribute
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flotilla
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a small fleet
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beadle
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minor official
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adagio
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slow in music
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tercentenary
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300 years
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archetype
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model, original pattern
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catharsis
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healing through art, the alleviation of fears by realizing them
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imbroglio
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a confused or dificult situation, a confused heap or tangle
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amanuensis
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a secretary
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atavism
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reversion to a primitive type, resemblance to a remote ancestor
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intaglio
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a figure or design cut benith the surface of hard metal or stone
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hircine
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goat-like
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aficionado
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a fan
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grandee
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a person of the highest rank
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liason
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the contact made between to military groups desiding on an action
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anachronism
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anything that is out of place in time
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plumb
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to fathom or understand
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augury
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the art of prophecy, an omen
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farrier
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blacksmith
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entomologist
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one who studies bugs
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salvo
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a sudden outburst
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contralto
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lowest femal voice
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extrovert
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a person who is outgoing
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libretto
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a text of an opera or other dramatic musical work
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mulct
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to punish by fine, to extract by fraud or deceit
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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andante
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moderate in tempo
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saurian
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lizardlike
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lupine`
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wolf-like
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ophidian
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snakelike
sheeplike |
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neurasthenic
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having emotional conflicts that lead to weakness and depression
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dyspeptic
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grouchy, gloomy
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craven
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cowardly
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contrite
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crushed in spirit by feeling guilt
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Solecism
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substandard use of words,
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Sybarite
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one who is fond of the luxury of living
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untrammeled
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unrestrained
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aphasia
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loss of power to use or understand words
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palladium
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place of shelter
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eke
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to supplement, to use frugally
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ecumenical
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universal, general, fostering Christian unity throught the world
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cortege
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a group of attendants accompanying a person
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svelte
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slender and graceful
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Adonis
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an exceptionally hansome young man
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vasectomy
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the surgical removal of the duct and conveys the male sperm
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bane
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cause of death
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iridescent
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displaying colors of the rainbow
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tryst
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a meeting between lovers
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lapidary
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an expert in precious stones
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