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26 Cards in this Set
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accede
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(v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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brandish
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(v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
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(v) to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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(adj) skillful, nimble
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destitute
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(adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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(adj) definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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(v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
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(adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
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(adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony sarcastic
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musty
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(adj) stale, moldy; out of date
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officious
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(adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
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(adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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(n) a high peak or point
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premeditated
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(adj. part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
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(adj) growing w/o check, running wild
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solace
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(n) comfort, relief (v) to comfort, console
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stately
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(adj) dignified, majestic
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supple
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(adj) bending easily; bending w/ agility; readily adaptable
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suppress
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(v) to stop by force, put down
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venal
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(adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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Shakespeare writes in what meter?
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Iambic Pentameter
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rhythm
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wavelike occurrence of motion or sound
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meter
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rhythm we can tap our foot to; accents arranged in intervals
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iamb
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unstressed stressed
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troche
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stressed, unstressed
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anapest
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unstressed unstressed,stressed
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