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25 Cards in this Set
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Amoral |
Not involving questions of right or wrong. |
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Bacchanalian |
A drunken feast or orgy. |
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Behemoth |
Any creature or thing of enormous size and power. |
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Calumny |
A false and malicious statement intended to injure one's reputation. |
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Catalyst |
Something that speeds up a change. |
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Chimerical |
Unreal or imaginary. |
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Demagogue |
A person who gains popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices, of a people. |
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Didatic |
Instructive. |
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Emanate |
To emit. |
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Enmity |
A feeling of anomosity |
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Epicurean |
Found of indulgence in sensual pleasure. |
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Hillock |
A small hill. |
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Husband |
To manage stingily. |
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Immolate |
To sacrifice. |
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Imperious |
Urgent. |
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Invective |
An insulting or abusive word. |
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Inveigh |
To combat with words. |
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Obviate |
To anticipate, prevent, or eliminate. |
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Opprobrium |
Something people disagree over. |
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Paragon |
A model of excellence. |
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Pastoral |
Country. |
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Propitiate |
To calm |
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Raconteur |
A person who is skyline in relating stories and ancidotes. |
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Vicissitude |
A change in the course of something. |
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Stasis |
The state of inactivity due to two equal and opposite forces. |
