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41 Cards in this Set
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Lam |
To flee hastily, Lamentations |
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Bourbon |
A whisky distilled from a Corn mash |
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Kitsch |
Shoddy or cheap artistic or literary material |
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Smirk |
To wear a self conscious or conceited smile |
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Boo Boo |
Trivial injury, Foolish or embarrassing error |
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Ta da |
Excalmation of triumph or pride, bow |
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Easel |
Frame for supporting something,like artists canvas |
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Equivocate |
Ambiguous expressions to mislead, prevaricate, hedge |
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Cantor |
official to lead the singing in a church, collegiate etc., Precentor |
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Factor in/ into |
To include as an essential element |
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Insuperable |
Incapable of being overcome or surmounted |
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Redoubtable |
That is to be feared, formidable |
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Redound |
To come back and reflect upon, to accrue to a person |
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Egg on |
To encourage |
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In one fell swoop |
All at once, as if by one blow |
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Swoop |
To sweep through the air as a bird on prey |
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Woolly |
Fuzzy, unclear, disorganised |
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Ab initio |
From the start or the begining |
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An hinc |
Henceforth, here after |
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Dulcet |
Pleasant to the ear, melodious |
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Bacchus |
God of wine, Dionysus |
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Hubris |
Excessive self pride and self confidence |
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Burnish |
To polish by friction, to make smooth and bright |
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Cardinal |
Of fundamental importance
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Raiment |
Attire, clothing |
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Blinkers |
leather side pieces attached to the horse sidle to avoid side gazes |
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Bollocks |
Testicles, information to mislead, idiot |
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Quisling |
Traitor |
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Disabuse |
Set right |
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Tack |
Long loose temporary stitch used in dress making |
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Suss |
Attempt to work out, especially by ones intuitions, socially astute. |
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Co opt |
to add to a committee with the agreement of the members |
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Stanch |
To stem the flow of, stop flowing |
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Blanch |
Become pale, remove color |
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Perdition |
Utter disaster, ruin or destruction |
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Approbrium |
Reproach or censure, cause of disgrace, scornfully criticized |
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Disembowel |
remove the innards/ entrails |
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Quail |
to shrink back with fear, cower, bird |
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Litany |
Long and tedious speech |
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Snag |
seize an opportunity, hurdle, tear or catch |
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Twerk |
Provocative dance of hips |
