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71 Cards in this Set
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abject (adj.)
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degraded miserable complete "abject poverty"
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acuity (n)
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sharpness of the senses, keeness, acuteness
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agnostic (n)(adj)
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one who belied that nothing can be known about god.... a skeptic doubter
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allege (v)
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accuse without proof, contend
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arrant (adj)
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shameless, egregious (term with Shakespearean flawed characters)
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badinage (n)
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playful banter, persifilage
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bestial (adj)
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beast like, subhuman in intelligence, brutal, depraved, loathsome
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complicity (n)
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involvement in wrong doing... the state of being an accomplice connivance collusion
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conciliate (v)
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to over cone, win trust of, reconcile, apease or pacify, propitiate
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convivial (adj)
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festive jovial merry
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effigy (n)
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a crude image of a despised person
figurine |
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coterie (n)
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a excuse circle of friends, a clique
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countermand (v)
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first recall revoke
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counterpart (n)
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i person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another, a match, a compliment
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delineate (v)
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to describe in vivid detail or represent pictorially , render
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demur (v)(n)
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to object, protest, an objection
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depraved (adj)
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marked by evil and corruption devoid of moral principles, degenerate, vicious, corrupt,
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derelict (n)(adj)
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected (delinquent)
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diatribe (n)
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a bitter prolonged verbal attack, tirade, harangue
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echelon (n)
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an organized military unit (level rank)
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effrontery (n)
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shameless boldness, gall, impertinence
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embellish (v)
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to decorate and improve by adding details
garnish |
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enervate (v)
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to weaken the vigor of, cripple, impair
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ephemeral (adj)
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lasting only a short time
fleeting, transiant |
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esoteric (adj)
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intended and understood by only a select few, inside joke, cryptic, secret
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exacerbate (v)
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to make worse aggrivate
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fatuous (adj)
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stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way
silly inane vapid |
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fecund (adj)
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fruitful in offspring or vagitation; intellectually productive, fertile, prolific
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felicitous (adj)
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appropriate well chosen
fortunate well put |
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fiat (n)
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an arbitrary decree, edict, dictum, ukase
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furtive (adj)
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done shyly and stealthily sneaky, secret, stolen, covert
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garish (adj)
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glaring; tastelessly showy or oerdecorated in an offensive way
gaudy flashy jewy |
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hallow (v)
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to set apart as sacred, to honor greatly, venerate, bless
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idiosyncrasy (n)
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characterizing trait or habit, quirk
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ignominy (n)
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shame and disgrace, disrepute, odium
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illusory (adj)
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misleading, deceptive; lacking reality
imaginary |
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inane (adj)
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silly empty of meaning or value idiotic, fatuous
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indictment (n)
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the act of accusing or a formal accusation
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indigent (adj)
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needy, impoverished, destitute
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inordinate (adj)
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far too great or excessive; exceeding reasonable limits
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intermittent (adj)
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stopping and starting again random
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juggernaut (n)
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massive force that destorys anything in its path
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lackadaisical (adj)
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lacking spirit or interest
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litany (n)
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a prayer (a chant with responses)
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macabre (adj)
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gruesome, having death as the subject (horror movies)
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misanthrope (n)
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someone who hates people
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moot (adj)(v)(n)
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open to discussion; to bring up a discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students
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motif (n)
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major reoccurring theme
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mundane (adj)
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wordly; concerned with what is ordinary, humdrum, rouitine sublunary
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neophyte (n)
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novice, tyro
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nuance (n)
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a slight variation (in color meaning quality ect) a shade of difference, refinement
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overweening (adj)
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conceded, excessive, arrogant, inflated
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paucity (n)
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an inadequate quantity, lacking
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penchant (n)
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a strong attraction, propensity
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perspicacity (n)
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keenness in observing and understanding
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pertinacious (adj)
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very persistent; hard to get rid of; holding strong to beliefs; refusing to be denied; stubborn
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picayune (adj)
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of little importance; small minded, inconsequential
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plenary (adj)
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complete in all aspects or essentials, unrestricted
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portend (v)
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to give advance waring or foreshadow
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raiment (n)
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garments
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raze (v)
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to tear down or destroy completely or to shave off
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recant (v)
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to withdraw a statement after u said it, revoke, recant repudiate
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saturate (v)
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to soak threw fully
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saturnine (adj)
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melancholy sullen morose
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slough (v)(n)
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to discard or get rid or something unnecessary, to cast off
to trudge threw as if walking threw mud n. a mire; a state of depresiion shed |
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sophistry (n)
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reasoning that seems logical but is actually not; a fallacy
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sumptuous (adj)
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costly rich magnificent lavish opulent
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surveillance (n)
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close observation, scrutiny, monitoring
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sylvan (adj)
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characteristic of forests, wooded,
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travesty (n)(v)
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inferior imitation, a disguise especially in the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a farce
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ubiquitous (adj)
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existing everywhere universal
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