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15 Cards in this Set
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agrarian
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adj. having to do with farming or agriculture
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burgeon
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v. to grow and expand rapidly; to flourish
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manifold
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adj. having many different kinds, forms, or parrts
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cataclysm
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n. a sudden and violent change, a catastrophe
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palatable
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adj. acceptable or pleasing, esspecially to the sense of taste
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culinary
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adj. having to do with cooking
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denigrate
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v. to attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner
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gourmet
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n. a person who likes fine foor or is an excellent judge of its quality
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grandiloquent
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adj. using lofty or pompous speech or expression
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hybrid
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n. the offspring of two animals or plants that is of different species or vartiety
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panacea
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n. something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all
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plebian
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adj. of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined
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scourge
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n. something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil
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stalemate
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n. a halt in struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock
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temperate
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adj. mild, moderate; restrained
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