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34 Cards in this Set
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accouter
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equip
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axiom
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self-evident truth
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bereft
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deprived; left lonely by some loss
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cortege
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train of attendants; procession of mourners
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disdain
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scorn
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gratuitous
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free; uncalled for
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inveigle
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lure
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larva
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insect in its earliest stage after hatching
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magniloquent
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pompously boastful
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masticate
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chew
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nirvana
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a state of perfect blessedness
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octavo
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a page-size 6 inches by 9 inches
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peroration
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final part of a speech
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sacrilege
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disrespect for what is sacred
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suffuse
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spread over
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unimpeachable
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blameless
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verdant
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green
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affinity
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attraction; relationship
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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blasphemous
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showing irreverence for God
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decennial
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occurring every 10 years
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expatiate
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speak at great length
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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intercede
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plead in behalf of another; mediate
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linguist
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expert on languages
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words
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maudlin
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foolishly sentimental
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nugatory
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worthless
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pantheon
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group of persons most esteemed; temple for all the gods
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plethora
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excess
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smelt
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purify by melting; small, silvery fish
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surrogate
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substitute; judge
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upbraid
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scold
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vocal
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speaking openly and often; of the voice
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