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30 Cards in this Set
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bellwether
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the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse, a leader, an indicator of trends
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting, foul smelling, harmful or injurous
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proselyte
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a convert, a diciple
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poltroon
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a base coward
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vignette
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a short description or sketch; illustration in which the edges gradually shade off
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping
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claque
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a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance
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lexicon
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a dictionary of a language, the special vocabulary of a person or group
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vassal
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a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance
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bowdlerize
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to remove material considered offensive (censor)
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condescend
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to deal with people in a patronizing manner
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gratis
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free
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mountebank
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a trickster or swindler
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plethura
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overfullness, superabundance
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pragmatic
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practical
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schism
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a formal split with a relgious organization
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persiflage
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lighthearted joking/talking
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ribald
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irrevently mocking, coarse, vulgar language
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bilious
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sickeningly unpleasent
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quid pro quo
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something given in exchange for something else
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vitiate
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to weaken, debase, corrupt
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light, almost transparent
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panache
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a confident and stylish manner, dash
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phillipic
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a bitter verbal attack
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aficionado
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an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
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sacrocanct
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very sacred or holy
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internecine
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mutually destructive, characterised by great bloodshed
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ensconce
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to put or hide in a safe place
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salubrious
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conducive to health or well being
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portentious
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foreshadowing an event to come
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