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15 Cards in this Set
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archaic
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related or belonging to an earlier time
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carouse
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to take part in noisy, often drunken merrymaking
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chicanery
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clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts
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contentious
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causing or marked by argument or conflict
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dissemble
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to conceal with an intent to decieve
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egregious
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
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execrate
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to utterly abhor; to denouce as detestable
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fealty
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faithfulness; allegiance
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microcosm
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a small system that operates or developes like a larger system; a miniature world
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paroxysm
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a sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurance
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pecuniary
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having to do with money
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rectitude
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high moral character
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stratagem
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a clever scheme for gaining an end
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stultify
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to render useless or ineffectual; to weaken
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vendetta
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a blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud
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