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29 Cards in this Set
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cacology |
defectively produce speech. socially unacceptable diction |
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cornucopia |
the horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing; an abundance |
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vesuvian |
volcanic; pertaining to; marked by sudden outburst |
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lummox |
a clumsy, stupid person |
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bird-dog |
to seek out, to follow, to watch closely |
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conflagration |
a large & destructive fire; general burning; major conflict in war |
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bildungsroman |
a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character |
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crepuscle |
twilight; dusk; sunset |
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obsequy |
a funeral rite or ceremony |
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schaden freude |
a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of others |
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penchant |
inclination; a strong liking |
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haberdashery |
a retail shop, dealing in men's apparel, goods sold in such a place |
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wrest |
to take away by force; to twist or turn |
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hardihood |
boldness or caring;courage; audacity or impudence; strength, power |
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welkin |
the sky; vault of heaven; the firmament |
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sozzled |
drunk; inebriated |
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phantastmagoric |
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance as something in a dream |
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modicum |
a small or moderate or token amount |
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quaff |
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one and with hearty enjoyment |
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brumal |
of winter; wintry |
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ad infinitum |
to infinity; endless without limit |
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happen stance |
a chance/ random happening or event |
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Murphy's Law |
an observation; anything that could go wrong will go wrong |
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debonair |
courteous, gracious and having a sophisticated charm |
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doppelgänger |
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person; a person's double |
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woolgathering |
indulgence in idle daydream |
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Brobdingnagian
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extraordinary size; gigantic, enormous |
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chockablock
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extremely full; crowded, jammed |
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ardor |
great warmth of feeling; passion, eagerness, enthusiasm |
