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20 Cards in this Set
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turgid
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being swollen
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culminate
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to reach the highest point
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chimera
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a monster - something made up by or existing only in the mind
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nirvana
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heaven
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avuncular
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having to do with an uncle
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alpha; omega
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beginning; big
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nebulous
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vague
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bane
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poison - a source of harm, ruin, or unhappiness
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imprecation
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curse
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frenetic
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frantic
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cenotaph
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A monument in honor of a dead person
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unctuous
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oily
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vicissitude
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a surprising or irregular change
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titillate
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tickle
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moribund
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almost dead
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badinage
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Good-natured teasing
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sesquipedalian
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a long word
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extirpate
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to pull up by the roots - to destroy completely
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apotheosis
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the act of raising to a high position or status or the condition of being so raised
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swastika
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symbol of the nazi party
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