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15 Cards in this Set
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archaic
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adj. Related or belonging to an earlier time
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carouse
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v. To take part in noisy, often drunken, merrymaking
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chicanery
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n. Clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts.
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contentious
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adj. Causing or marked by argument or conflict
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dissemble
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v. To conceal with an intent to decieve
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egregious
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adj. Conspicuously bad; flagrant
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execrate
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v. To utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable
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fealty
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n. Faithfulness; allegiance
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microcosm
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n. A small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniature world
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paroxysm
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n. A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable actionpec or occurence
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pecuniary
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adj. Having to do with money
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rectitude
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n. High moral character
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stratagem
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n. a clever scheme for gaining an end
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stultify
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v. To render useless or ineffectual; to weaken
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vendetta
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n. A blood feud; a prolonges and bitter feud
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