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17 Cards in this Set
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aesthetic
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adj - 1 able to appreciate beauty. 2 artistic; tasteful
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bask
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verb - 1 to lie in comfort, especially in warmth or sunshine 2 to enjoy and take great pleasure
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censorious
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adj - inclined to find fault; severely critical
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censor (n)
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noun - an official who examines books, films, newspaper articles, etc, with the power to cut out any parts thought politically sensitive or offensive, and to forbid publication or showing altogether
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censor (v)
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verb - to alter or cut out parts of something, or forbid its publication, showing or delivery
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denouement
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noun - 1 the final part of a story or plot, in which uncertainties are explained and previously unresolved problems and mysteries are resolved. 2 loosely any resolution
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elucidate
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verb - to make clear or explain; to shed light on something
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enervate
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verb - to take energy or strength from something.
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fantastic
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adj - 1 splendid; excellent. 2 enormous; amazing. 3 said of a story: absurd; unlikely; incredible
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fantasy
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noun - a pleasant daydream; something longed-for but unlikely to happen
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generalization
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noun an act or example, or the process, of speaking in general terms or forming general opinions, especially ones that are too general to be applied to all individual cases
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lacerate
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verb - to tear or cut (especially flesh) roughly
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maudlin
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adj - said especially of a drunk person: foolishly sad or sentimental
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noxious
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adj - harmful; poisonous
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parsimonious
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adj - too careful in spending money; stingy
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parvenu
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noun - a person who has recently acquired substantial wealth but lacks the social refinement sometimes thought necessary to go with it
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perfidious
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adj - treacherous, double-dealing or disloyal.
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