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40 Cards in this Set
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Maudlin |
Excessively sentimental, showing sadness or some other emotion in a foolish/silly way |
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Maxim |
A general truth/fundamental/principle, esp expressed as a proverb or saying |
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Mendicant |
Beggar, religious follower who lives by begging |
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Meretricious |
Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry, deceptive |
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Militate |
Have a great effort, weigh heavily (often as militate against) |
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Mired |
Stuck, entangled in something |
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Mirth |
Jollity, merriment, amusement or laughter |
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Misanthrope |
Hater of humankind |
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Missive |
Letter, written message |
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Molt |
Shed or cast off, esp to regularly shed skin, feathers etc |
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Monastic |
Relating to or resembling a monastery esp by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict and/or lacking luxuries |
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Multifarious |
Diverse, having a lot of variety |
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Neologism |
New word or phrase (or a new meaning applied to an existing word/phrase) |
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Nettle |
Irritate, sting, annoy |
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Nominal |
Trivial, so small as to be unimportant in name only, so called |
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Normative |
Implying or attempting to establish a norm, expressing value judgements or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing what is happening) |
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Oblique |
Slanting or sloping, indirect, misleading, or evasive |
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Opprobrium |
Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions |
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Orotund |
Full, rich and clear (of voice or speaking); Pompous, bombastic |
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Ossify |
Become inflexible in attitudes, opinions etc become bone or become hard like bone |
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Ostensible or ostensive |
Professed, evident, outwardly appearing in a certain way |
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Ostentatious |
Pretentious, showy |
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Overwrought |
Overly nervous, agitated, or too excited too ornate, elaborate or fussy |
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Pallid |
Abnormally pale, lacking vitality |
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Panache |
Flair, style, swagger a flamboyant or grand way of acting |
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Panegyric |
Formal or lofty expression of praise usually eulogy |
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Panoply |
Splendid, wide ranging, impressive display or array |
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Pare |
Reduce or trim with a knife |
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Parley |
Discussion, negotiations especially between enemies |
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Parry |
Deflect or avoid attack/question skilfully |
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Peddle |
Travel around while selling, sell illegaly, give out or disseminate |
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Penumbra |
The outer part of a shadow from an eclipse, any surrounding region, fringe, periphery, any area where something 'sort of' exists |
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Peregrinate |
Travel from place to place, esp. on foot |
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Peripatetic |
Journeying from place to place, esp on foot |
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Phalanx |
Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense, any very close group of people |
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Philistine |
Person deficient in or shostile to culture |
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Phlegmatic |
Apathetic, sluggish, not easily excited or made emotional |
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Platitude |
A shallow, overused, statement cliche |
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Plebeian |
Of the common people |
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Plucky |
Brave, spirited |
