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15 Cards in this Set
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Bucolic
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Adj Idyllic, rural, pastoral.
Ant: urban |
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Commensurate
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Adj having some measure, duration, extent; proportional
Ant: unproportional |
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Diaphanous
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Adj Transluscent, insubstantial
Ant: opaque |
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Emolument
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N Payment, profit, salary
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Illusory
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Adj Causing illusion, deception; misleading
Ant: straightforward |
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Immure
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V To enclose within walls, imprison; sequester, confine
Ant: set free |
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Insouciant
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Adj Free from concern, worry; nonchalant
Ant: tense, edgy |
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Moribund
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Adj in a dying state; waning
Ant: flourishing, thriving |
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Obsequies
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N funeraul rite, ceremony
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Panache
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N grand, flamboyant manner, flair; elegance
Ant: inelegance |
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Phillipic
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N speech with bitter denunciation; tirade, diatribe
Ant: ode |
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Prurient
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Adj inclined to have lusftul thoughts; lusty, deviant
Ant: wholesome |
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Sacrosanct
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Adj extremely sacred, inviolable; untouchable
Ant: earthly, secular |
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Tendentious
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Adj partial, biased
Ant: unbiased |
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Vicissitude
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N variance, flux
Ant: stablility, firmness |
