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55 Cards in this Set
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Abominable Snowman
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A mysterious hairy humanoid animal in the Himalaya mountains
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ambiance
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Typical atmosphere or mood of a place; that which surrounds the atmosphere of an environment
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articulate
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To exrpess thoughts, ideas, or feelings coherently. To pronounce something or to speak clearly
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Banyan
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Tree with roots that grown down from the branches ijnto the ground to form secondary trunks. Native to South America
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bugbear
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A continuing source of annoyance or difficulty. Source of obsessive fear; Story of a Goblin that atre children who left their bed.
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Byzantine
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Relating to the Byzantine emperor, architecture, or Eastern Orthodox Church
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Albert Camus
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French novelist and author the pulitzer prize winning novel The Stranger
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carnage
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Widespread and indiscriminant slaughter of human life
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chalice
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metal drinking cap used for serving wine at mass
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colloquial
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appropriate to the spoken language used to create the effect of conversation
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concomitant
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Happening or existing along with or at the same time as something else
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demophobia
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Fear of crowds; agorophobia
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dues ex machine
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Roman drama, God lowered by stage machinery to resolve the plot
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duplicity
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The fact of being deceptive. The state of being double
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endive
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Plant grown for its tightly compact curly leaves used in salads
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Ganymeade
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Trojan prince carred by Zeus to Mount Olympus and named the cup bearer of the Gods
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geognosy
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Part of geology that studies the structure of the Earth
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gyration
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The movement in a circle around a fixed center
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habeas corpus
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A writ issued to bring a detained person to court
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hecatomb
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Public sacrifice and feast in ancient Greece and Rome
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Hypothetical
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Existing as an unproven idea, theory, or possibility
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inadvertence
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Done unintentionally or without thinking
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insular
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Concerned only with local matters. Physically or emotionally removed from others. Of or like an island
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ivory tower
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State or situation in which someone is sheltered frim practicalities of ordinary life
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Juggernaut
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In Hinduism, a form of the god Krishna. During a festival each year his statue is pulled througyh the town on a chariot
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juxtaposition
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Placr two things next to each other for the purpose of comparison
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keelhaul
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Drag someone under the keel of a ship as punishment; a harsh rebuke
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kibitzer
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To interefere or give unwanted advice
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kung fu
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Chinese form of self defense where fluid, circular arm and leg movements are used to attack an opponent
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lapidary
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Engraved in stone or on a gemstone
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lentissimo
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very slowly
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Lusitania
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British ocean liner sunk by a German U-Boat killing 128 Americans and bring the US into World War I
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lyceum
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Building where concerts, lectures, or other public events occur
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madras
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Strong fine cotton or silk used to make curtains
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Maimonides
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Spanish Jewish philosopher. Considered one of the greatest Jewish theologians
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medicant
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a beggar; someone dependent upon charity
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mettle
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Spirited determination; courage or fortitude
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Molly Maguire
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Member of a secret organziation of coal miners who went around terrorizing mine owners in the hope of bettering their working conditions
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muredx
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Invertebrate sea animal with a spiny shell
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Nibeling
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German mythology, dwark who owned a hoard of treasure that was captured by prince Siegfried
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nolo contendera
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PLea by defendant accepting the charges without accepting guilt
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nugatory
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Having no importance or legal force
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ochlophobia
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Fear of crowds or mobs
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oriel
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Bay window projecting from an outside wall supported from the bottom by a bracket
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overweening
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Intolerably arrogant or conceited; excessive self importance
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Paganini
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Intalian violinist and composer
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Paparazzi
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Freelance photographer who follows famous people to get a scandolous story
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per diem
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day by day
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postiche
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Artificial version of something
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predacious
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Animals that hunt, kill, and eat other animals
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procrustean
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Trying to establish conformity, by using any means necessary
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Pygmalion
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Statue brought to life by Aphrodite
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quiescent
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Inactive or at rest
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quisling
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Traitor; someone who collaborates with the occupying force
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quitclaim
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Renunciation of a clean; deed of release
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