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25 Cards in this Set
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emolument
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the wages or perquisites arising from office
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palindrome
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a word read same forward and backwards
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deprecate
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to disapprove of; also
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bivouac
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a usually temporary encampment; also
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umbrage
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offense; resentment
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
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dapple
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a small contrasting blotch; also
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pugnacious
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combative; quarrelsome
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capitulate
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to surrender under agreed conditions
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susurrus
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a whispering or rustling sound
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thaumaturgy
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the performing of miracles or magic
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capacious
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able to contain much
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glower
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to stare angrily or with a scowl
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canorous
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melodious; musical
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repast
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a meal
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spoonerism
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the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words
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tenebrous
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dark; gloomy
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nescience
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lack of knowledge or awareness
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gewgaw
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a trinket; a bauble
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effulgence
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the state of being bright and radiant
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badinage
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light, playful talk
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propitious
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presenting favorable circumstances
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inclement
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harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather
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kobold
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a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology
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knell
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the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral
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