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20 Cards in this Set
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Aesthete
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a person with refined sensitivity to art or nature
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aphasia
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The loss of the ability to speak, understand spoken language, or written language, due to brain injury or disease.
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draconian
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rigorous, unusually severe or cruel
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encomium
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a formal expression of high praise
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tawdry
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gaudy, showy or cheep.
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panegyric
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a lofty oration, formal or elaborate praise
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picaresque
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of, pertaining to or resembling rogues
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zeitgeist
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the spirit of time, the general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.
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somnambulistic
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sleepwalking
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disparate
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distinct in kind, dissimilar, essentially different
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platitude
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a flat, dull remark
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morass
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a confusing or troublesome situation; a marsh or bog
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shrewd
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keen; piercing
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boorish
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unmannered; crude; insensitive
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scrutiny
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a searching examination or investigation
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annunciate
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to announce
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enunciate
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to pronounce words in an articulate manner
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anomic
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a state characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms.
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wanderlust
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a strong, innate desire to travel or rove about.
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gambol
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to skip about; frolic
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