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12 Cards in this Set
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Lexicon
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the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
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Maverick
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a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates.
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Misanthrope
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One who hates or mistrusts humankind.
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Neophyte
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a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
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Noisome
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Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
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Palliatine
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To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
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Penurious
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1. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
2. extremely poor; destitute; indigent. 3. poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources. |
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Perfunctory
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
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Philistine
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
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Prescient
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knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
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Acumen
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keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
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Anecdote
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A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
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