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27 Cards in this Set
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nuncio or legate
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papal ambassador or representative
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malapropism
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blunder in choice of words.
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emissary
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messanger, often a secret agent, sent on a specific mission
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malapropos
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french word meaning unseasonable
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steward(ess)
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one who takes care of another person's propertyh or estate, or serves the passengers on a plane
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mentor
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a wise, trusted leader
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virtuoso
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person especially skilled in one of the fine arts
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sage
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wise person
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denouement
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outcome, solution, (of a story or play)
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solon
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wise leader
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allegory
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story in which characthers are symbolic
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savant
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learned person
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ballerina
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female dancer that needs years of training before she is able to execute the ballet steps with ease and grace
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nemesis
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agent of retribution, a just punishment
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protean
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highly versatile, readily taking numerous forms
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curator
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custodian of a museum or art collection
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custodian
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is the caretaker of a building
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latin word virtuosus
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virtuous
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choreography
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art of devising and arranging the dances of a ballet
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ballet
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style of dancing, (a kind of) dance performance
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missionary or apostle
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person sent on a religious or good-will mission
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croupier
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one who takes care of the betting at a gambling table
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tutor
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teacher, counselor
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stentorian
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very loud or powerful
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symmetry
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balance, correspondence of parts
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coregrapher
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composer of dances
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mercury
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messenger, carrier of news
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