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20 Cards in this Set
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Sycophant |
N. One who tried to win favor by flattering persons of influence |
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Sobriety |
N. Seriousness or solemnity |
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Paradox |
N. Something that seems to contradict itself, yet it true |
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Perfidy |
N. Treachery. Betrayal of trust |
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Fallacy |
N. False or mistaken idea or logic that others may believe |
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Antithesis |
N. A direct opposite |
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Aberration |
N. A deviation, form the norm |
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Querulous |
Adj. Fault finding, full of complaints, peevish |
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Ungainly |
Adj. Clumsy. Awkward |
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Evanescent |
Adj. Fleeting or gradually disappearing |
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Meticulous |
Adj. Fussy about details |
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Lucid |
Adj. Intelligible. Sane. Transparent |
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Unheralded |
Adj. Unannounced. Not recieving public praise or fanfare |
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Ponderous |
Adj. Bulky or heavy |
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Quibble |
V. To make a minor objection |
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Temper |
V. To make less extreme. To moderate |
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Stupefy |
V. To stun. Perplex. Make stupid |
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Conflate |
V. To combine or equate, especially erroneously |
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Stagnate |
V. To fail to progress. To stand still |
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Censure |
V. To formally or harshly blame or criticize |
