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27 Cards in this Set
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acquit
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v. to find innocent
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benefactor
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n. a person who helps
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brazen
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adj. brass
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caper
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v. to frolic
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chute
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n. a passage
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cipher
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v. to figure
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contrite
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adj. sorry
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contumely
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n. rude language
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degrade
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v. to reduce below ordinary civility
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dissipate
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v. to gradually dissolve
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felon
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n. criminal
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galoot
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n. a strange or foolish person
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grandeur
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n. the state of being grand
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haughty
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adj. overly pround
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histrionic
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adj. theatrical
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illustrious
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adj. eminent; outstanding because of accomplishment
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ingenious
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adj. clever
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lineal
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adj. in a direct line of ancestry
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lingo
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n. a language
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mesmerism
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n. hypnotism
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obsequy
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n. a funeral rite
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ponderous
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adj. clumsy because of weight
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premature
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adj. happening too early
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raspy
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adj. harsh
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soliloquy
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n. a dramatic monologue
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valid
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adj. sound; legally correct
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yawl
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n. a ship's small boat
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