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15 Cards in this Set
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affinity
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attraction, relationship
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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blasphemous
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showing irreverence for god
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decennial
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occuring every ten years
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expatiate
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speak at great length
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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intercede
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plead in behalf of another, mediate
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linguist
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expert on languages
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of words
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maudlin
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foolishly sentimental
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nugatroy
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worthless
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pantheon
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a group of persons most esteemed, temple for all the gods
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plethora
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excess
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smelt
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purifying by melting, small silvery fish
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surrogate
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substitute, judge
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