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54 Cards in this Set
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pour.
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decant.
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hard to understand.
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abstruse.
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a damaging or disparaging remark.
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aspersion.
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to bring to completion.
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consummate.
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a quarrelsome, scolding woman.
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termagant.
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adjoin.
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abut.
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western hemisphere.
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Occident.
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deeply respect.
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venerate.
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crown.
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diadem.
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reflect on; meditate.
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ruminate.
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bring back to life.
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resurrect.
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a word formed from the 1st letters of other words.
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acronym.
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a song with parts for several voices.
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madrigal.
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confused or complicated situation.
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imbroglio.
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original pattern/model.
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archetype.
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partially undressed.
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dishabille.
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fold of skin under the neck.
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dewlap.
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spiritual rebirth.
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regeneration.
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section of the city where minorities are forced to live.
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ghetto.
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one whose greatness is unequalled.
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nonpareil.
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one who collects or studies relics of the past.
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antiquary.
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a platform for speechmaking. (4)
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rostrum.
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easily broken.
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frangible.
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to soothe.
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placate.
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to keep right in an office or position.
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prerogative.
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a mistake in speech or writing.
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solecism.
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division into two parts.
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dichotomy.
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patronage.
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auspices.
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frame of mind.
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temperament.
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slaughterhouse.
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abattoir.
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seemingly true but actually false. (5)
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specious.
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round.
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rotund.
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clever trick or scheme.
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stratagem.
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widespread.
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pandemic.
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to fill...
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imbue.
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an official able to certify official documents.
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notary.
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dizziness.
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vertigo.
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stopping.
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surcease.
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various.
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sundry.
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having a grievance.
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aggrieved.
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brawl.
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melee.
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flattened at the poles.
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oblate.
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1000 years.
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millennium.
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decorative woodwork.
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marquetry.
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not fully developed.
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rudimentary.
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humorously questioning.
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quizzical.
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correspondence or agreement of parts.
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congruence.
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rhythmic flow.
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cadence.
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large thick skinned animal; elephant.
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pachyderm.
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quick, whitty reply.
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repartee.
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expressing order in series.
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ordinal.
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the heart.
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cardiac.
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opening caused by splitting.
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rift.
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small, pouch-like growth.
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cyst.
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