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32 Cards in this Set
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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circumvent
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outwit
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cuckold
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man whose wife is unfaithful
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didactic
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that instructs us
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effrontery
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impudence
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ethereal
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delicate, light and airy
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exigencies, exigency
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pressing needs, urgency
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gargyole
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grotesquely carved figure
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hirsute
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hairy
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incantation
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formula of magic words
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing by a public official
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naiad
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water nymph
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pontificate
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speak in a pompous matter
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pyromaniac
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person with a compulsion to start fires
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sapient
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wise
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technique
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method
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apothecary
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druggist
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colloquial
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everyday speech
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curate
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assistant to a rector or vicar
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dissemble
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hide one's true feelings
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epilogue
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concluding speech in a play
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eviscerate
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remove the entrails from
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exorcise
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drive out
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genealogy
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the study of family descent
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impecunious
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without money
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lave
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wash
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merino
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sheep wiht long, silky wool
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panegyric
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formal speech of praise
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potentate
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powerful ruler
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recant
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publicly repudiate one's beliefs
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scion
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descendant, a bud used for grafting
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temerity
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rashness
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