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57 Cards in this Set
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coup d'etat
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sudden change of government by force
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couturier
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dressmaker
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covenant
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a solemn agreement between parties
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covert
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hidden, secret
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covetous
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desiring greedily what belongs to another
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cower
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shrink from fear
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cranium
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the skull of a vertebrate
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crass
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stupid, unrefined
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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faith, belief
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credulous
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inclined to believe on slight evidence
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creed
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statement of faith
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cremate
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burn a dead body
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cretinism
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disease caused by thyroid deficiency causing dwarfism
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criterion
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standard of judging
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crouton
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small piece of toasted bread
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cruciate
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cross-shaped
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cryptic
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having a hidden meaning, mysterious
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culex
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common house mosquito
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culinary
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relating to the kitchen or to cooking
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culmination
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acme, highest attainment
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culpable
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faulty, deserving of blame
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cult
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group with a similar belief, especially an outlandish or faddish one
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cumulous
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rounded cloud
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cupidity
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greed for wealth, avarice
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curmudgeon
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churlish person
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cursory
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superficial, hurried
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curtail
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reduce, shorten.
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cygnet
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young swan
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dactyl
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a metrical foot of one stressed and two unstressed syllables
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daguerreotype
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type of early photograph
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dale
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a small valley
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damask
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a fine fabric with a figured weave
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dank
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unpleasantly damp
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dappled
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marked with small spots
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dastard
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coward
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davit
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a crane for hoisting boats
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dawdle
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waste time, trifle
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dearth
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scarcity
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debase
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reduce in dignity
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debauch
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corrupt
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debilitate
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enfeeble, weaken
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debonair
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courteous
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decamp
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depart suddenly
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decant
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pour off gently
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decanter
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ornamental wine bottle
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deciduous
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leaf-shedding
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declivity
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downward slope
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decollete
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low necked
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decorous
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proper
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decrepit
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broken down by old age
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decry
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clamor against
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deduce
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derive by reasoning
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deem
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have an opinion, think
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de facto
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actual as opposed to legal
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defalcation
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embezzlement
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defamation
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act of ruining another's reputation
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