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50 Cards in this Set
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Au courant
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well informed up to date
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blasé
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tired of pleasures; bored
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bourgeois
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having to do with the midlle class
concerned with prett, materialistic interests; lacking in culture or refinement |
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chic
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stylish
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clairvoyant
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clear-sighted; unusually perceptive; discerning
able to perceive matters beyond the ordinary senses |
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complaisant
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willing to please; obliging; amiable
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debonair
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gracious; courteous; charming; suave
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gauche
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lacking social grace; crude; tactless; awkward
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maladroit
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unskillful; clumsy
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naive
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without concern or enthusiasm; ingenuous
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nonchalant
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without concern or enthusiam; indifferent
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attaché
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member of the diplomatic staff of an ambassador or minister
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bourgeoisie
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the middle class
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chargé d'affaires
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temporary substitute for an ambassador
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concierge
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doorkeeper; custodian; janitor
hotel employee who handles mail, arranges for theater reservations, etc. |
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confrere
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colleague; co-worker; comarade
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connoisseur
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expert; critical judge
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coterie
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set or circle of acquaintances; clique
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debutante
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young woman who has just had her debut(intro to society)
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devotee
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zealous follower; ardent adherent of something or someone; fan
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elite
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group of individuals thought to be superior/aristocracy/choice part
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emigre
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refugee/person who has fled from his or her native land bc of political conditions
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entourage
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group of attendants/assistants/associates accompanying a person
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entrepeneur
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one who assumes the risks and management of a business
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envoy
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diplomatic agent or messenger
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fiance
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person engaged to be married
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gendarme
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armed police officer, especially in france and other european countries
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gourmand
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person excessively fond of eating and drinking/glutton
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gourmet
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connoisseur in eating and drinking
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ingenue
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actess playing the role of a naive young woman/ naive young woman
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maitre d'hotel
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headwaiter
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martinet
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person who enforces very strict discipline
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nonpareil
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person of unequalled excellenc/paragon
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nouveaux riches
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persons newly rich
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parvenu
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person suddenly risen to wealth or power who lacks the proper social qualifications/upstart
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protege
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someone taught, protected, or advanced by a person of experience or influence
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raconteur
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person who exels in telling stories, anecdotes...
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valet
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manservant who attendds to the personal needs of his emplower, as by taking care of his clothes
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aplomb
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absolute confidence in oneself, poise, self-possession
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eclat
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brilliancy of achievement
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élan
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enthusiasn, eagerness for action
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ennui
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feeling of weariness and discontent/boredom/tedium
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esprit de corps
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feeling of union and common interest pervading a group/devotion to a group or to its ideals
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finesse
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skill and adroitness in dangling a difficult situation
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand/ artful trick
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malaise
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vague feeling of bodily discomfort or illness
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noblesse oblige
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principle thats persons of high rank or birth are obliged to act nobly
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rapport
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relationship characterized by harmony, conformity, or affirnity
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sangfroid
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coolness of mind in difficult circumstances/composure/equanimity
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savior faire
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knowledge of just what to say or do/tact
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