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19 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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protection
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sanguine
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ruddy complexion
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polarize
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to cause to concentrate around 2 conflicting or contrasting positions
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eleemosynary
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charitable
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purview
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the range, limit, extent of something
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indigenous
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native to
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microcosm
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a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
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claque
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group of people hired to applaud a performer or a performance
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lexicon
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the dictionary of a language; special vocab of a person
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obfuscate
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to darken or obscure
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paternalism
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the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
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solecism
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a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette
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melee
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a violent free-for-all,; struggle
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bibulous
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fond of, inclined to drink; absorbent
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deracinate
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to pull out by the roots; to root out
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apprise
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to inform
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verisimilitude
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the quality of appearing to be true or real
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping
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vassal
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person under protection of feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance
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