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52 Cards in this Set
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to make unnecessary
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obviate
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a husband whose wife is unfaithful
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cuckold
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a musical piece suggestive of night
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nocturne
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legal authority over others
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jurisdiction
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slow to be aroused; undemonstrative
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phlegmatic
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bearing live young rather than eggs
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viviparous
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deliberate destruction
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spoliation
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situated at the front
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anterior
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a set of clothes for a newborn baby
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layette
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the right to choose or to buy
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option
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a rich reddish-yellow color
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titian
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indirect and disparaging comment
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innuendo
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a welcome benefit; a blessing
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boon
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a proposition following from one already proved
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corollary
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used as a substitute; artificial
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ersatz
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to cause (dough) to rise
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leaven
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to cause to have no effect
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nullify
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of or relating to milk
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lacteal
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of or at the beginning
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initial
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of or caused by an earthquake
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seismic
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to feel or express discontent
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repine
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a clever or witty comment
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quip
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an alarm bell or warning
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tocsin
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of or relating to marriage
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connubial; conjugal
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a small glass medicine bottle
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vial
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an upper shell, as of a turtle
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carapace
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a shaved part of the head, as of a monk
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tonsure
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to surpass in weight, power or influence
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preponderate
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to rebuke; to find fault with
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objurgate
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to declare solemnly
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aseverate
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a turning point in one's life; a crucial period
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climacteric
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going along with; accompanying
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concomitant
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sorrowful; mournful
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dolorous
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to discuss with a view to reaching agreement
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negotiate
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a deep fear of enclosed spaces
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claustrophobia
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an exploratory military survey
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reconnaissance
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the heavens; the firmament (poetic)
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empyrean
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proof of falsehood or error
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refutation
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free from harm
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inviolate
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out of date; old-fashioned
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passe
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an act of robbery or plunder
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depredation
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a set of teachings, beliefs, or principles
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doctrine
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a coaxing or flattering remark
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blandishment
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blessed; blissful
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beatific
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a prevalent and rapidly spreading disease
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epidemic
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to return in kind or degree
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reciprocate
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any huge sea-animal or ship
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leviathan
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an open framework of crossed stripping
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lattice
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using too many words; wordy
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verbose
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a supposed remedy for all ills
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panacea
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to make amends; to atone for
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expiate
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a small, exclusive circle of people
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clique
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