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32 Cards in this Set
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Adulation
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Flattery; excessive praise
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Anathema
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A cursed person or thing; an unacceptable idea
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Taboo
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Attophy
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To wither from disuse; to waste away
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Benign
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Kindly; harmless; not aggressive
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Caustic
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Corrosive; critical; cutting; scornful
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Condescend
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To act beneath one's (social) position; to talk down to someone
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Culinary
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Having to do with food or cooking; gastronomical
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Deride
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To belittle; to make fun of; to laugh at; to ridicule
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Disparage
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To criticize; to consider of little worth; to detract from
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Eloquence
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Grace of language or expression; fluent, pervasive speaking or writing
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Euphamism
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A mild word or phrase substituted for one that is considered too blunt, vulgar or embarrassing; talking around unpleasant or impolite information
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Fanatical
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Devoted; very passionate, sometimes to a fault; zealous
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Gestate
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To carry an embryo from conception to birth; to develop the seed of a thought over time
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Iconoclastic
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Breaking with convention; rebellious; attacking cherished beliefs or institutions
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Incoherent
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Lacking consistency; not holding together; unclear, incomprehensible
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Insolent
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Rude; arrogant; showing lack of respect
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Languish
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To grow weak or feeble; to suffer over time; to be stuck in an undesirable place
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Mitigate
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To lessen a burden; to soften a blow; to make less severe
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Obdurate
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Stubborn; strongly opposed; refusing to change course of action
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Panache
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Flair; style; individuality; flamboyant confidence of manner
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Panache
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Flair; style; individuality; flamboyant confidence of manner
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Pervasive
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All-encompassing; extending everywhere or throughout something; unavoidable
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Presage
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To be a sign or warning of something to come (usually bad); to indicate the future;
Noun An indication or portent of something in the future |
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Quell
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To suppress; to subdue; put an end to (a rebellion etc.)
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Renounce
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To declare abandonment formally; to refuse to recognize; to give up (love, allegiance, the world etc.)
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Sagacious
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Wise; far sighted; with good judgement
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Sagacious
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Wise; far sighted; with good judgement
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Solicitous
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Very, sometimes overly, concerned; eager to please
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Succinct
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Clear; to the point; brief (basically this definition)
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Toady
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A lackey; a stooge; someone who advances by flattering a more powerful person; also...
Verb To behave obsequiously, in a fawning manner |
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Vapid
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Empty; meaningless; shallow; offering no interest or stimulation
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Voracious
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Very hungry; having a strong appetite or desire
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