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20 Cards in this Set
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a burden(n.)
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Bane
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something of tremendous power or size(n.)
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behemoth
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favorabl, not threatening, mild(adj.)
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benign
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to beg, plead, implore(v.)
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beseech
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a plague, disease(n.)
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blight
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a midle-class person, capitalist(n.)
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bourgeois
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to strike with force(v.)
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buffet
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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound(n.)
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cacophony
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honesty, frankness(n.)
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candor
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a piece of cloth on which an artist paints(n.)
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canvas
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to annoy, pester(v.)
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carp
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to charge, inspire(v.)
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catalyze
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biting, bitter, acidic(adj.)
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caustic
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to criticize severely(v.)
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chastise
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indirect and wordy language(n.)
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circumlocution
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secret(adj.)
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clandestine
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mercy(n.)
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clemency
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to thicken, clot(v.)
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coagulate
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intellectualy convincing(adj.)
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cogent
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a secret agreement, conspiracy(n.)
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collusion
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