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20 Cards in this Set
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threatening
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minatory
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the amount of liquid within a container that is missing
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ullag
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a prayer
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orison
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an imanginary wild animal
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bandersnatch
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meaningless speech
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psittacisn
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a large number of quantity; mass
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ruck
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a sculptured female figure used a a column
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caryatid
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a figure of a man used as a column
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telamon
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a wig worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries
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peruke
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a loafer
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flaneur
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intended to ward off evil
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apotropaic
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boasting or bragging
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rodomontade
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a conceited foolish dandy
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coxcomb
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a four-wheeled carriage
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phaeton
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a trinket
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geewgaw
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the style and techniques of a group of artists
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dada
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a love letter
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billed-doux
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to take something and leave; flee
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absquatulate
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a tail or tail-like appendage
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cauda
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having no value
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floccinaucinihiliplification
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