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21 Cards in this Set
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prevalent
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(adj) in general use; widespread; common
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savin
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(n) a shrub with tops containing an oil used in medicine
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termagent
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(n) a violent, quarreling, argumentative, scolding woman
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impregnable
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(adj) impervious to attack
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eminent
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(adj) above all or most others; extremely important, noteworthy
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authentic
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(adj) real, true, from what it is thought to be, not copied
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usurer
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(n) a person who lends money at an extremely high or unlawful rate of interest
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ostentation
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(n) a display intended to show off one's abilities
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parsimony
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(n) an extreme economy; stinginess
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expedients
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(adj) helping to wing about a desired result, desirability or fits under the circumstances
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gesticulations
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(n) making excited gestures
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puerile
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(adj) childish; foolish for a grown person to do or say
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consummate
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(adj) in the highest degree; complete; perfect
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interposed
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(v) put between or forward; insert or break in with
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ascertain
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(v) to find out a certain piece of information through evidence
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blight
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(n) a disease of plants that causes leaves, stems, fruits and tissues to wither and die
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shroud
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(n) a wrapping in which a deceased individual is dressed
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pall
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(n) a cloth spread over a coffin or tomb, often heavy and dark
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sepulcher
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(n) place of burial; tomb; grave
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panoply
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(n) complete covering; splendid array
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dirge
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(n) a funeral song or tune
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