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15 Cards in this Set
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Bombast
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Impressive but meaningless language
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Orthography
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Correct spelling
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Paleontology
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A science dealing with prehistoric life thorough the study of fossils
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Recoil
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TO retreat; to draw back
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Panache
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Self-confidence; a showy manner
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Saturnine
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Gloomy; sluggish
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Endemic
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Confined to a particular country or area
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Mendacious
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Lying; false; deceitful
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Obviate
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To prevent; to get around
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Aggrandize
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To enlarge; to expand
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Paroxysm
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A sudden outburst; a fit
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Deign
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TO lower oneself before an inferior
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Flaunt
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To show off
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Shibboleth
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A word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
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Elicit
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TO draw forth; to call forth
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