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20 Cards in this Set
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bucolic
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characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shephards and cowherds, pastoral
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collusion
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secret agreement or cooperation
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dillettante
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a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifiling way; superficial
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imperturbable
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not easily excited; emotionally steady
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paltry
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trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
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pedantry
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a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
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redolent
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fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
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vacillate
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to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
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vituperative
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harshly abusive, severely scolding
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bucolic
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Syn. rustic
Ant. urban, metropolitan |
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collusion
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Syn. conspiracy, plot, connivance, cahoots
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dillettante
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Syn. amateur, trifler
Ant. professional |
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imperturbable
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Syn. unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled
Ant. excitable |
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paltry
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Syn. measly, meager, piddling, trivial
Ant. gigantic, immense, colossal |
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paroxysm
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syn. fit, seizure
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pedantry
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syn. nit-picking, hairsplitting, pettifoggery
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redolent
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Syn. evocative, reminiscent, aromatic
Ant. unevocative, odorless |
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vacillate
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Syn. seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate
Ant. persevere |
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vituperative
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Syn. abusive, scurrilous, insulting
Ant. complimentary, laudatory, flattering |
