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15 Cards in this Set
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HARBINGER
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person or that signals what will follow
SYNONYMS:forerunner, herald, announcer, precursor |
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OPPORTUNE
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timely, suitable, favorable
SYNONYMS: well-timed, appropriate, convienient, auspicious |
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SKEPTICAL
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doubting, questioning
SYNONYMS: disbelieving, doubtful, suspicious, incredulous |
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CARDINAL
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fundamental, chief, of basic importance
SYNONYMS: main, central, essential, principal, paramount |
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TRIVIAL
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of little importance
SYNONYMS: unimportant, ordinary, commonplace, insignificant, inconsequential |
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MERETRICIOUS
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insincere, vulgarly, showily, or cheaply attractive
SYNONYMS: flashy, showy, tawdry |
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LAMPOON
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ridiculous or humorous attack on a person, group, or institution
SYNONYMS: mockery, ridicule, satire |
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FETISH
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object of obsessive concern or unreasoning devotion
SYNONYMS: passion, obsession, mania |
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ZENITH
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point in the sky directly overhead; highest point
SYNONYMS: peak, climax, summit, apex |
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NADIR
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point in the sky directly opposite the zenith and directly beneath the observer; lowest point
SYNONYMS:low point, depths,bottoms, nethermost |
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ELUDE
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escape, avoid, slip away
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DELUDE
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mislead, fool, deceive
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ALLUDE
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refer indirectly, mention causually
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PRELUDE
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introductory act, event performance or musical piece; introduction
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INTERLUDE
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something that comes between two events
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