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49 Cards in this Set
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abettor |
an encourager, supporter |
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mendicant |
a beggar |
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rube |
a hick; unsophisticated person |
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anachronism |
a person not belonging in a certain era |
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malefactor |
a lawbreaker |
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crotchet |
an odd fancy or whimsical notion |
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awl |
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather |
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apogee |
the climax; highest, or most distant point |
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nadir |
lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair |
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opus |
a musical or literary composition; book |
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commodiousness |
ample convenience or space |
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amiability |
friendly, sociable |
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propinquity |
closeness in proximity or relation |
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cordiality |
gracious or friendly feeling |
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bop |
to move, go |
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traipse |
to walk around aimlessly without getting anywhere |
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circumambulate |
to go around |
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sidle |
to go sideways; to edge along |
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reconnoiter |
to inspect, survey |
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sardonic |
mocking; cynical |
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nugatory |
not valid; ineffective |
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sumptuous |
costly, luxurious |
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mercurial |
lively; changeable |
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jocund |
cheerful, merry |
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magisterial |
authoritative, domineering |
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pique |
feeling of irritation or resentment |
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crescendo |
steady increase in force or intensity to the peak |
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euphony |
pleasing to the ear |
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sidereal |
relating to the stars |
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woebegone |
showing distress or affliction |
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effulgent |
radiant |
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epaulet |
ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniform |
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belied |
contradicted, proven to be false, lie |
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deride |
scorn, mock |
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tenuous |
thin; vague |
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condone |
to pardon one's behaviour; to approve |
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proscribe |
to outlaw, denounce |
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palliate |
to alleviate by excuses, apologies |
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cognoscenti |
people with superior knowledge in a field |
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fledglings |
inexperienced person |
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neophytes |
beginners, newly converted people |
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fungible |
pertaining to goods - easily exchangeable or replaceable |
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heteromorphic |
undergoing complete change/transformation; metamorphosis |
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sycophantic |
sweet talker, flatterer |
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sordid |
vile, selfish |
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gauntlet |
midievil glove or cuff |
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animadversions |
unfavorable comment, critique |
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glib |
talkative |
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condign |
well-deserved; adequate |
