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20 Cards in this Set
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apostate
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one who forsakes his or her religion, party, cause
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bravado
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a display of false or assumed courage
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consensus
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a collection or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
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constrict
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to make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause of falter
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dichotomy
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a division into two mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line.
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effusive
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highly demonstrative; unrestrained
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euphoria
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a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis.
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gothic
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characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events' such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture.
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impasse
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a dead end' a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
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lugubrious
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sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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metamorphosis
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a complete transformation, as if by magic
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mystique
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an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone.
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non sequitur
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an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
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parlous
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full of danger or sick, perlous
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punctilio
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a minute detail of conduct or procedure, an instant of time.
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quagmire
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soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation
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quixotis
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extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical consideration.
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raconteur
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a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill.
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sine qua non
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an essential or indispensable element or condition
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vendetta
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a prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts or revenge; any act motivated by vengeance.
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