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27 Cards in this Set
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pompously boastful
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magniloquent
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characterized by political cunning and deceit
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Machiavellian
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a private meeting
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conclave
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to plead in behalf of another
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intercede
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sharpness of temper
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asperity
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an animal carrying its young in an abdominal pouch
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marsupial
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a sever mental illness
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psychosis
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occuring every ten years
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decennial
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of the highest standard; excellent
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sterling
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a sbustitue or deputy
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surrogate
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to reduce to pulp by chewing
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masticate
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slender and graceful
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svelte
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a temple for all the gods
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pantheon
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marked by drunken revelery
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bacchanalian
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a confused fight
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melee
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a state of perfect blessedness
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nirvana
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to speak or write on at length
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expatiate
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left saddened by a loss; deprived
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bereft
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lfoolishly sentimental
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maudlin
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the concluding part of a speech
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peroration
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that cannot be doubted or questioned
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unimpeachable
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to equip; to outfit
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accouter
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a comical misuse of words
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malapropism
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the body of an airplane exxcluding the tail and wings
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fuselage
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an excess or overabudnance
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plethora
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a procession of mourners at a funeral
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cortege
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to draw out; to elicit
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educe
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