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35 Cards in this Set
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Cremate
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Reduce to ashes
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mush
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yell to the dogs
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valise
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locked case for important papers
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rubric
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rule esp for worship
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derelict
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abandoned
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courtier
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they accompany a king or queen; part of the court
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motif
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a repeated theme: a word, refrain, line of music, or picture in a work of art
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tercet
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3 lines of poetry; a poem with 3 lines in each stanza, does not necessarily have to rhyme
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refrain
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In poetry, a repeated line
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couplet
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two rhyming lines of poetry; a poem written in stanzas of two lines
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obeisance
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a respectful gesture; a bow
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disconsolate
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so sad, the person cannot be consoled
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parka
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a warm winted hooded jacket; especially one worn in the artic
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rhyme
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alike sounds in a word or phrase; also lines of poetry
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foreign
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strange or alien
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souvenir
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a memento brought with you to remind you of a place or time
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treaty
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an agreement between two countries
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adjacent
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next to
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equivalent
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almost equal to
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courtesy
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politeness acted out or expressed
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ambassador
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a representative of another country; one country's representative to another; works in an embassy
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diplomat
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one who works to represent a country's interest; also a person who is suave
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diplomatic
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polite, courteous
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levitation
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being raised up; usually without visible support
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fiend
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a devil
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depravity
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wickedness, evil
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Peke
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short for Pekenese--a dog
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stifled
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to suffocate, or kill by cutting off air
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ebony
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black color; black hard wood
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envoy
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a messenger in the diplomatic corps; a person delegated to represent a country
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allies
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countries who make an agreement together for a common good
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suavity
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superficially gracious and polite
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mature
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grown up
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alien
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strange, different or a stranger
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asylum
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place of refuge
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