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30 Cards in this Set
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Phraseology
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the way words and phrases are chosen or used.
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Heterodox
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not in accordance with establish ar accepted doctrines or opinions especially in theology; unorthodox.
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Assiduity
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persistent attention or dilligence, unflagging effort, constant personal attention
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Elucidate
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To make clear, explain
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Insipid
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Withough distinctive, interresting, or stimulating qualitites, vapid. bland.
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Lapwing
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any of several Old World birds having a narrow crest and erratic flight behavior.
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Coxcomb
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a conceited, foolish dandy
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Sundry
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various or diverse
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Furze
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very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
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Evince
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to show clearly, make evident or manifest; prove
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Dubiousness
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doubtful, marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
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Pule
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to whine or whimper
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Sexton
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a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property.
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Succor
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aid or assistance that relieves from difficulty or distress
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effeminate
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having feminine qualities untypical of a man
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avaricious
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immoderately desirous of wealth or gain, greedy.
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glen
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a small, secluded valley
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diaphanous
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extremely thin and transparent
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digression
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a temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing
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lachrymose
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suggestive of or tending to cause tears, mournful
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virulency
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venomous hostility. intense sharpness of temper.
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expostulate
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to reason earnestly with someone abuot the inadvisability of his or her actions in an effort to correct or dissuade that person.
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injunction
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an authoritative command or order
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churlish
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boorish. vulgar.
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entreaty
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an earnest request or petition, plea
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quelled
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to bring something to an end by means of force
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apocalyptic
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a revelation or prophecy
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cascade
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anything that resembles a waterfall
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cogitation
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thoughtful consideration, meditation
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teetotaler
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one who abstains from drinking alcohol completely
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