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20 Cards in this Set
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aficionado
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(N) an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
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browbeat
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(V) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
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commensurate
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(ADJ) equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards
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diaphanous
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(ADJ) very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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emolument
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(N) profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
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foray
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(N) a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor
(v)to make such a raid |
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genre
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(N) a type,class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
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homily
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(N)a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse
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immure
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(V)to enclsoe or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
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insouciant
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(ADJ)blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky
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matrix
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(N)a mold;the surrounding situation or environment
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obsequies
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(N)funeral rites or ceremonies
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panache
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(N)a confident and stylish manner, sah; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
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persona
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(N)a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes
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philippic
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(N)a bitter verbal attack
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prurient
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(ADJ) having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desire
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sacrosanct
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(ADJ)very sacred or holy; inviolable;set apart or immune from questioning or attack
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systemic
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(ADJ)of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
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tendentious
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(ADJ)intended to promote a particular point of view,doctrine,or cause; biased or partisan
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vicissitude
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(N)a change, variation, or alteration
(PL)successive or changing phases or conditions |
