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29 Cards in this Set
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Malapropism |
ludicrous misuse of a word |
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Nonplussed |
perplexed |
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postlude |
concluding section |
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hierarchy |
ranking |
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portly |
stout |
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interdiction |
prohibition |
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omnibus |
covering many things |
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monolithic |
massive and uniform |
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imponderable |
difficult to ponder |
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benediction |
blessing |
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incredulous |
not believing |
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omniscient |
all-knowing |
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neophyte |
beginner |
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unilateral |
one-sided |
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hypothecate |
pledge as security |
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heterodox |
unorthodox |
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paterfamilias |
male head of family |
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putative |
thought-to-be |
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aver |
affirm or declare |
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megaton |
force of a million tons of dynamite |
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sangfroid |
cold-blooded-composure |
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alter ego |
second self |
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altercation |
heated dispute |
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contravene |
go against |
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confluence |
a flowing together |
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circumlocution |
talking in circles |
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soliloquy |
speech to oneself |
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mollify |
make soft |
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gregarious |
sociable |
