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57 Cards in this Set
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pedantic (adj)
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showy about knowledge
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paedere
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grandiose (adj)
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pretentious; ridiculously exaggerated
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grandis
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bombastic (adj)
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pompous; using inflated language
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lofty (adj)
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haughty; overly proud
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garish (adj)
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flashy;loud
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opulence (adj)
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luxuriousness
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opulentus
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pretentious (adj)
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ostentatious - snobby
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gaudy (adj)
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showy in a tasteless way
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dogged (adj)
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determined, unwilling to give up
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inexorable (adj)
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relentless
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obstinate (adj)
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stubborn
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obsinatus
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intransigent (adj)
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uncompromising
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in + transigente
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contentious (adj)
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quarrelsome
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contendere + ious
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recalcitrant (adj)
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stubbornly rebellious
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obdurate (adj)
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intractable; not easily persuaded
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obdurare
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adept (adj)
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highly skilled
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paragon (n)
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a model of excellence; perfection
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para
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deft (adj)
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adroit, skillfull
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preeminent (adf)
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outstandtin
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descerning (adj)
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showing good judgment of keen insight
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dis + cernere
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consummate (adj)
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perfect in every respect
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con + summus
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dexterous (adj)
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skillful with the hands
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dexter + ous
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nefarious (adj)
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wicked; sinful
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ne + fas
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repugnant (adj)
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offensive; repulsive
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re + pugnare
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odious (adj)
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worthy of dislike; arousing feelings of dislike
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odiosus
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malefactof (n)
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an evil odor
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mal + facere
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avarice (n)
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extreme greed
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bigotry (n)
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intolerance towards those who are different
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miserly (adj)
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lacking generosity
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mis
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inimical (adj)
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unfriendly
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in + amicus
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curmudgeous (n)
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a cranky person
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misanthrope (n)
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one who hates human kind
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mis + anthro
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charlatan (n)
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a fraud; a quack
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chiarlatino
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ruse (n)
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a crafty scheme
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subterfuge (n)
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a scheme; an attmept to deceive
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subter + fugere
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dupe (n)
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one who is easily deceived
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pilver (V)
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to steal
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swindle (v)
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to cheat
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embezzle (v)
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to steal money from one's employer
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machination (n)
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a crafty scheme
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machina
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bilk (v)
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to cheat; swindle
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filch (v)
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to steal
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fleece (v)
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to defraud of money, to swindle
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hedonist (n)
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a pleasure seeker
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hedone
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ascetic (n)
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one who lives a holy life of self denial
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asketes
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nihilist (n)
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one who rejects moral distinctions and knowable "truths"
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despot (n)
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a tyrant; one who rules oppressively
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despotes
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narcissist(n)
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one who is in love with his/her own image
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zealot (n)
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one who engages passionately in a cuase
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sybarite (n)
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and individual who seeks luxury
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assuage (v)
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to soothe anger or paine; to satisfy a hunger
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suavis
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mollify (v)
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to soothe the anger of
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mollis
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exonerate (v)
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to clear from accusation
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ex + onus
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placate (v)
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to clear from accusation
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placare
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exculpate (v)
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to free from blame
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ex + culpa
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emollient (n)
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a substance that softens
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mollis
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absolve (v)
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to pardon
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ab + solvere
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