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20 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a story in which people, things, and happengings have a hidden or symbolic meaning
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broach
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to bring up for duscussion
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carte blanche
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full authority
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enroach
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to trespass or intrude, especially in a gradual, or sneaking way
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fractious
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hard to manage;unruly;rebellious
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gauche
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to become crooked, warped, lacking grace, especially social grace;awkward
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hiatus
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a break where a part is missing or lost, as in a manuscript;gap in a sequence
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incorrigible
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cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed
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libertine
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in ancient Rome, a person who had been freed from slavery
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marauder
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person who roves in search of plunder
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misanthropy
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hatred or distrust of all people
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nemesis
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one who imposes retribution
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odious
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arousing of deserving hatred or loathing;disgusting;offensive
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pommel
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the round knob on the end of the hilt of some swords
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quaff
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to overindulge, to drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way
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redolent
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sweet-smelling;fragrant
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sordid
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dirty;filthy;squalid;wretched
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turbid
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muddy or cloudy from having the sedimant stirred up
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verbiage
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an exess of words beyond those needed to express concisely what is meant;wordiness
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diffidence
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to distrust, lack of cinfidence in oneself, marked by a hesitancy to assert oneself;shyness
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