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15 Cards in this Set
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Malapropism
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Ludicrous misuse of a word
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ludicrous
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nonplussed
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perplexed
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another word for confused
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postlude
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concluding section
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ending part
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hierarchy
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ranking
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placement in government
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portly
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stout
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interdiction
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prohibition
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another word for law/rule against
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vide
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see
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not look
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omnibus
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covering many things
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buses are big, they can hide a lot of stuff
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monolithic
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massive and uniform
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big and the same
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imponderable
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difficult to ponder
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think about it
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benediction
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blessing
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usually you need the bride's father's benediction in order to get married
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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kind of a know it all
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incredulous
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not beleiving
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some people are incredulous when it comes to bad things that have happened in the past
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neophyte
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beginner
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newbie
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unilateral
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one-sided
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sometimes love is unilateral
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