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22 Cards in this Set
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artifact
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an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
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artifice
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craftiness; trickery; cleverness; skill
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artless
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without deceit or cunning; natural; simple; crude; ignorant; uncultured
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artisan
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a skilled craftsperson
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ode
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a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
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parody
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a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
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rhapsody
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speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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incantation
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the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell
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recant
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to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known
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depict
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to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture; to describe; to picture in words
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pictograph
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a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
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accrue
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to come as a natural increase or advantage
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crescendo
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a gradual increase in sound often referring to music
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excrescence
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abnormal growth or outgrowth
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beneficence
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doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
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efficacious
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effective as a means or remedy
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facile
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acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent
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facsimile
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an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.
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faction
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a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government; conflict within an organization or nation
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mollify
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to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
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context
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the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning; the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
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pretext
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a false reason put forward to conceal the true one
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