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56 Cards in this Set
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Nostrum |
A medicine considered ineffective prescribed by someone unqualified |
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Trestle |
A structural framework composed of vertical but slanting legs that support a long horizontal beam |
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Etiolated |
(Of a plant) Pale and drawn out from lack of light Withered |
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Signet |
A small seal, especially one set in a ring, used instead of (or with) a signature to sign an official document |
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Morganatic |
Relating to or denoting a marriage in which the neither the spouse of lower rank, nor any of the children, have a right to the possessions or title of the spouse of higher rank |
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Counterpane |
Bedspread |
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Bengal Light |
A kind of flare giving off a blue flame and used for lighting or signaling |
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Majordomo |
Head servant or chief of the staff of a household |
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Cavalcade |
A formal procession of people either walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles |
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To Hold Court |
To be the center of attention of admirers surrounding you |
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Trabuco |
A blunderbuss A strong Spanish cigar |
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Pleonasm |
The use of more words than necessary to convey meaning |
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Duvet |
Basically a big comforter for the bed |
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Canicular |
Of or pertaining to the dog Sirius (or to the dog days) |
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Sybaritic |
Fond of sensuous luxury; self-indulgent |
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Lariat |
A rope used as a lasso for tethering |
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Exiguous |
Very small in size or amount |
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Slake |
To quench or satisfy (a thirst) |
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Tergiversation |
Evasion of straight forward action or clear cut statement; equivocation Desertion of a cause, position, party or faith |
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Panegyric |
A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something |
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Sybarite |
A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury |
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Parochial |
Related to a church parish Having a limited or narrow view |
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Scion |
A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting A descendent of a notable family |
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Synod |
An assembly of the clergy and sometimes the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular church A Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly |
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Florid |
Having a red or flushed complexion Elaborately or excessivly intricate or complicated |
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Miter |
The tall funny hat that bishops wear |
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Olio |
A highly spiced stew of various meats and vegetables originating in Spain and Portgual A miscellaneous collection of things |
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Perspicacity |
The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness |
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Dithyramb |
A wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing |
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Ungulate |
A hoofed mammal |
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Slake |
To quench (one's thirst) |
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Doxastic |
Relating to reading about belief (as opposed to knowledge) |
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Exfoliate |
Remove dead skin cells from the skin's surface |
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Subtend |
To connect the two end points of an angle (opposite the vertex) by a line or arc |
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Desideratum |
Something that is needed or wanted |
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Dispositive |
Relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property |
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Doxastic |
Relating to reasoning about belief (as opposed to knowledge...which would be epistemic, not doxastic) |
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Polysemous |
Having multiple meanings |
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Dispositive |
Bringing about the settlement of an issue or disposition of property |
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Subtend |
To connect the end points of an angle (opposite the vertex) by a line or arc |
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Exfoliate |
To remove the layer of dead skin from the skin's surface |
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Ersatz |
Made or used as a substitute, usually an inferior one |
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Verdure |
Lush green vegitation |
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Beaux |
(Bo) a boyfriend or male admirer A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy |
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Upbraid |
To fault somebody; to scold |
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Taciturn |
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
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Eclat |
Brilliant display or effect |
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Condottiere |
A leader or member of a troop of mercanaries |
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Casuistry |
Clever but unsound reasoning; sophistry |
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Jape |
Practical joke |
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Taffrail |
Rail and ornamentation around a ship's stern |
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Apothegm |
A concise saying or maxim Eg "tomorrow is another day" Pr. 'G' is silent |
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Mulct |
To extract money from someone by way of fine or taxation A fine |
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Rodomontade |
Boastful talk |
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Minx |
An impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman |
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Contumely |
Haughty and contemptuous rudeness; insulting or humiliating treatment or language |
