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23 Cards in this Set
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arable
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fit for cultivation
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brigand
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robber or bandit
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carte blanche
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authority with no bounds
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consomme'
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clear soup
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contemptuous
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scornful, haughty
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cosmopolitan
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worldly, sophisticated
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discerning
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distinguishing differences, detecting
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donnybrook
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fight, uproar
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incantation
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charm; recited magical spell
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interlocutor
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questioner; an on-stage speaker
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metamorphosis
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transformation or dramatic change
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nomenclature
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naming system in an art or science
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serendipity
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a fortunate discovery made by accident
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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vestige
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trace; evidence
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Syn: arable
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fertile
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Syn: contemptuous
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insulting, derisive
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Syn: cosmopolitan
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cultured, urbane
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Syn: donnybrook
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brawl
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Syn: metamorphosis
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mutation
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Syn: nomenclature
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classification
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Syn: stentorian
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earsplitting
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Syn: vestige
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fragment, remnant
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