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19 Cards in this Set
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contingent
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dependent on other things
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eventuality
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something that may occur, possibility
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implausible
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difficult to believe, not likely or credible
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inconceivable
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impossible to comprehend or grasp fully
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in vain
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without success, completely ineffective
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perchance
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perhaps, possibly
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preposterous
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absurd, contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
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proclivity
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a natural inclination
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prone
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having a tendency
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theoretical
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unproven
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annotation
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critical note
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appellation
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name, titile
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eponym
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name of something
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linguistucs
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study of structure language
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malapropism
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misuse of a word
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neologism
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a new word
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parlance
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a manner of speaking
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patios
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a dialect
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polyglot
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several languages
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