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104 Cards in this Set
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simulacrum |
imitation |
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dilettantes |
dabbling |
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acumen |
skills acquired, experience |
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sinous |
twisting, turns |
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innocuous |
innocent, benign |
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sidereal |
having to do with the stars |
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ecumenical |
general, universal |
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adumbrated |
foreshadowed |
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reverent |
to worship, revere, deeply respectful |
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baying |
giving up, succumbing |
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stygian |
dark, gloomy |
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farcical |
humor, mockery |
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iteration |
version |
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solipsism |
the belief that only you exist |
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perpetuity |
long lasting, endless |
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eremitic |
recluse, hermit |
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apposed |
appropriate |
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parochial |
ordinary, low class |
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stopgap |
temporary fix |
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facile |
simple, superficial |
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convivial |
outgoing, social |
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dissolute |
lax of morals |
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mellifluous |
smooth and sweet sounding |
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ran the gamut |
wide range |
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ape |
mimic, copy |
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shabby |
run down |
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hoi-polloi |
the common people |
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veracity |
truthfulness |
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sardonic |
cynical, sneering |
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factotums |
handyman |
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coalesced |
come together |
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recidivists |
returning to crime |
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arch |
michievous, playful |
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verdant |
green and lush |
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taciturn |
quiet |
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improvident |
not preparing for the future |
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minutiae |
petty |
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dissipation |
wastefulness |
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profligate |
wastefulness |
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caustic |
able to erode |
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panned |
review negatively |
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chary of |
wary of |
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sentries |
guard |
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prescient |
correct predict the future |
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preordain |
to determine or decide on something in advance |
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quixotic |
unlikely to come to fruition |
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arcadian |
favorable view of rural living |
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hinterland |
undesirable place |
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divagate |
to digress |
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equivocate |
to hesitate |
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anodyme |
to relieve stress or pain |
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faux-naif |
naive |
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dyed-in-the-wool |
unwilling to change |
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callow |
immature |
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nugatory |
without value |
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ersatz |
false |
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referents |
themes or figures |
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outstrip |
to physically passing something |
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rend |
to tear apart |
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garner |
to bring together |
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perspicacious |
to make, do or provide something |
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transgressor |
wrong-doer |
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lascivious |
lust-filled behavior |
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parlous |
dangerous |
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trundled |
slow moving within a car |
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tarried |
a person lingering |
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incongruous |
not aligned with, contrary to |
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eschews |
avoids |
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erstwhile |
past, former |
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purport |
pretended to be |
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absconded |
leave hurriedly |
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blandishments |
praises |
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officiousness |
annoyingly assertive |
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fatuous |
silly or foolish |
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high-handed |
tactlessly overbearing |
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risible |
laughable |
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ephemeral |
short-lived |
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desuetude |
disuse |
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detractors |
to draw away from, divert |
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magnanimity |
ability to forgive |
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contretemps |
unfortunate event |
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effete |
decadent but worn out |
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belies |
contradicts |
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adduced |
cited as evidence |
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buttress |
support |
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waxed |
increased in power with time |
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sop |
a bribe |
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saccharine |
nice, friendly |
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paean |
praise |
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plaudits |
praise |
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tributes |
praise |
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foibles |
weaknesses, flaws |
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peccadilloes |
weaknesses, flaws |
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dirges |
mournful sound |
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patent |
open, transparent, obvious |
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contrpuntal |
has two distinct components |
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scintillating |
clever, witty |
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skulk |
in hiding |
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nonplussed |
perplexed |
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floes |
glaciers |
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macabre |
horror |
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contrived |
made up, unnatural |
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dearth |
to lack anything |
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sobriquets |
nicknames |
