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70 Cards in this Set
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malapropism
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ludicrous misuse of a word
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nonplussed
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perplexed
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postlude
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concluding section
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hierarchy
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ranking
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portly
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stout
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interdiction
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prohibiton
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vide
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see
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omnibus
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covering many things
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monolithic
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massive and uniform
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imponderable
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difficult to ponder
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benediction
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blessing
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incredulous
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not believing
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omniscient
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all knowing
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neophyte
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beginner
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unilateral
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one sided
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hypothecate
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pledge as security
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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paterfamilias
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male head of family
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putative
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thought to be
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aver
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affirm or declare
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megaton
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force of a million tons of dynamite
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sangfroid
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cold blooded composure
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alter ego
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other self
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altercation
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heated dispute
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contravene
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go against
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confluence
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a flowing together
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circumlocution
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talking in circles
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soliloquy
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speech to oneself
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mollify
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make soft
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gregarious
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sociable
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declaim
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speak rhetorically
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sotto voce
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in a low voice
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translucent
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semitransparent
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forte
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strong point
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fortissimo
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very loudly
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acerbity
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sharpness of temper
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perambulate
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wander through
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perfidy
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breach of faith
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impugn
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attack as false
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non sequitur
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an idea that does not follow
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egocentric
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self-centered
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loquacious
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talkative
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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cacophony
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bad noise
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tangible
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touchable
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obiter dictum
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passing remark
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obsequious
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servilely following
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abase
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to lower
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pathetic fallacy
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ascribing feelings to things
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ratiocination
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methodical thinking
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mutatis mutandis
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with necessary changes
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interstice
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small space
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terra incognita
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unknown land
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sedate
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calm
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retort
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swift reply
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nihilism
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belief in nothing
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supersede
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replace
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inanimate
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lifeless
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condescend
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lower oneself
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epigram
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witty comment
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anthropocentric
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man-centered
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gastronome
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a gourmet or epicure
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autodidact
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self taught person
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monism
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doctrine that reality is one
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in medias res
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in the middle of things
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lycanthrope
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werewolf
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circumambient
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surrounding
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transmogrify
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change form
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reify
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treat as real
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au contraire
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to the contrary
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