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102 Cards in this Set
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divulged |
revealed something private |
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maligned |
speak harmful lies slandered |
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dubious |
doubtful, uncertain outcome |
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revered |
respect |
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fledgling |
inexperienced person |
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non-sequitur |
the conclusion doesn't follow the premises |
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myriad |
a very great number of factors |
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formidable |
forceful or powerful |
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anecdote |
a short account of an event |
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anarchist |
advocate of overturning government or an institution |
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mulling |
ponder or consider |
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epitaph |
eulogy, brief writing in praise of a dead person |
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meek |
overly submissive |
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plausible |
worthy of belief |
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anthologized |
compilation of selected writings from different authors |
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matron |
woman who has charge of domestic affairs |
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propriety |
conformity to standards of proper behavior |
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subversive |
intending to overthrow/destroy a system |
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anarchic |
lawless |
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farce |
funny play where the plot depends on an exploited situation rather than the development of a character -foolish show |
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puerile |
childish, immature, foolish |
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pompous |
exaggerated dignity -an ass -cocky |
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Bacchus |
God of wine |
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sprites |
elf, fairy, goblin -mythical creature |
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wood nymphs |
butterfly or hummingbird |
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lovelorn |
being without love |
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earnest |
showing depth of feeling |
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intuitively |
quick insight perception of something without any reasoning process -natural |
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invariably |
not capable of being changed -static |
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sublimely |
lofty/elevated thought or language -supreme, absolute, outstanding |
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transposition |
to change the relative position -transform |
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inaugural |
an address at the beginning of an office term -speech |
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zinger |
a surprise, shock, or piece of electrifying news |
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plaintively |
expressing sorrow -mournful |
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debacles |
sudden downfall -collapse, failure, breakup |
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staccato |
disconnected elements -disjointed -detached |
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lurched |
stagger |
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antithetical |
directly opposed or contrasted -opposite |
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feigned |
pretended -fake |
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ostensibly |
outwardly appearing as such -apparently -seemingly |
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hapless dupe |
unlucky/unfortunate person deceived or fooled |
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indignity |
injury to ones dignity -humiliating, insult |
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pedantry |
the habit of being pedant -excessive display of learning -a know-it-all |
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elicited |
to draw or bring out/forth -evoke |
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entreated |
to ask earnestly -beg, pray |
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irreverent |
impolite, profane |
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unprecedented |
without previous instance/never experienced |
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mayhem |
a state of rowdy disorder -uproar |
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phallus |
image of a penis carried in procession of ancient festivals |
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despot |
a king or other ruler TYRANT |
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lampooning |
satire, mocking, ridiculing in a work of literature |
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monologue |
prolonged talk by single speaker sermon, speech, lecture |
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enumerate |
mention separately as if in counting -list, count |
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stumping |
a place to politically campaign |
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caucuses |
meeting of party leaders -assembly |
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receptive |
willing/inclined to receive suggestions with favor -interested, open-minded |
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cameo |
small dramatic scene that effectively presents its subject |
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self-effacing |
fact of keeping oneself in the background -modest, discreet, humble, quiet |
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catastrophe |
a sudden, widespread disaster -accident, devastation, hardship |
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preemptive |
anticipated, taken as a measure against something possible |
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indulgently |
easygoing, tolerant, permissive |
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paradigm |
a framework of basic assumptions or ways of thinking -ideal, pattern, prototype |
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bisociation |
mental association of an idea with 2 fields normally not related |
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intrinsically |
belonging to a thing by its very nature -native, real, centrally |
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ancillary |
auxiliary, assisting, accompanying |
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gestalt |
a unified whole a pattern having properties that can't be derived from the sum -figure, composition, form, outline |
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interpolating |
to alter (a text) by inserting new matter without authorization |
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isomorphically |
different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance |
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incongruities |
out of place |
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ambiguities |
having several possible meanings/outcomes |
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heuristic |
encouraging a person to learn on their own by experimenting -curious, wondering, examining |
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hastening |
hurrying |
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vexed |
irritated/annoyed |
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injunction |
command/order |
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incessant |
continuing without interruption |
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diversion |
change in a course -alteration |
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diffidence |
lack of confidence |
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distressing |
dreadful, painful, sad |
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amiable |
friendly/aggreable |
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purport |
meaning, implication |
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dissemble |
pretend/camouflage |
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clergyman |
minister, rabbi, priest, pastor |
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matrimony |
being joined in marriage |
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parish |
congregation of a church |
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patroness |
godmother, elder a woman who supports/sponsors someone |
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condescended |
put aside one's dignity and assume equality |
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quadrille |
a square dance for 4 couples |
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melancholy |
gloomy state of mind |
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solemn |
serious/earnest/grave |
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vivacity |
liveliness, animation |
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hasty |
impatient, thoughtless, quick |
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amiable |
pleasant, sociable quality |
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self-reproach |
blame by one's own conscience |
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gravely |
very serious |
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hitherto |
"until now" |
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manifold |
of many kinds, numerous, varied |
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gallantry |
chivalry, grand, polite to women |
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pretensions |
false claim/ambitions/aspirations |
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perseverance |
dedication, spunk, endurance |
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affectation |
pretended behavior to make an impression |
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coquetry |
flirtation |
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sanctioned |
permitted, give the go-ahead |
