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44 Cards in this Set
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Bourgeoisie
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n. the middle class; a person belonging to the middle class
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Denunciation
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n. a public condemnation; act of accusing formally
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Dickensian
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adj.
a. relating to the 19th-century British novelist Chales Dickens b. reminiscent of poverty-stricken living conditions described in the works of Dickens c. jolly and genail, like some of the scenes and characters featured in the novels of Dickens d. full of twists and amazing coincidences, like the plots of some of the novels of Dickens. |
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Ephemeral
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adj. lasting for a markedly brief time
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Limpid
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adj. marked by transparency, clear; easily intelligible; serene
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prodigious
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adj. extraordinary; marvelous; impressively great in size, force, or extent
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wiles
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n. a stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare
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cadence
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n. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words; the measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching
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dissolute
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adj. lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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garish
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adj. crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate; gaudy
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hedonist
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n. pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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heedless
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adj. careless; thoughtless; unmindful
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interlocutor
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n. someone who takes part in a conversation, often foramlly or officially
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quoth
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v. uttered; said. Used only in the first and third persons, with the subject following: "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'"
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vignette
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n. a short, usually descriptive literary sketch
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miser
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n. one who lives meagerly in order to hoard money
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mitigate
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v. to make or become less severe
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defy
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v. to oppose or resist with boldness and assurance
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retinue
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n. a body of aides attending an important person
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bellwether
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n. the amel sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
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caterwaul
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v. to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
n. a harsh or noisy cry |
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chimerical
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adj. absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
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effete
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adj. lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
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fait accompli
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n. an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
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hidebound
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adj. narrow-minded and rigid, esp. in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
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apartheid
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n. racial segregation
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mediate
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v. to bring accord out of by action as an intermediary
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disassociation
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v. to detach from association
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suppliant
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adj. entreating, expressing a humble and sincere appeal to somebody who has the power to grant a request
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propitious
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adj. favorable, likely to lead to success
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infinitesimal
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adj. tiny, very small in amount, number, or degree
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wanton
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adj. without regard for what is right, just, humane
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docile
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adj. easily managed or handled; willing to be taught, led or directed
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luciferin
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n. a pigment occuring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation
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abhor
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v. regard with disgust or hatred
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prudence
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n. caution with regard to practical matters; discretion; regard for ones' own interest
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divest
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v. to strip or deprive (someone or something)
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depravity
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n. moral corruption
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metaphor
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n. something used to represent something else
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disillusionment
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n. to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.
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palette
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n. flat surface used by a painter
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predilection
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n. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; a preference
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verisimilitude
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n. something that appears to be real or true
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malcontent
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adj. not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances
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