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15 Cards in this Set
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avant-garde |
(noun) a group of people, especially in the arts, who are ahead of all others in creating new ideas, methods, and designs |
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anathema |
(noun) something greatly detested, or cursed |
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echelon |
(noun) a level or rank in an organization, profession, or society |
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schism |
(noun) a split or division between strongly opposed parties caused by differences in opinion or belief |
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capitulate |
(verb) cease to resist an opponent; surrender |
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outré |
(adjective) outlandish; bizarre; passing the bounds of what is normal or proper |
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badinage |
(noun) playful talk; good-natured, joking |
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sadism |
(noun) tendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others; deliberate cruelty |
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subservient |
(adjective) prepared to obey others unquestioningly |
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rancor |
(noun) bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing |
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utopia |
(noun) imagined state of things in which everything is perfect; the book by Sir Thomas More, 1516 |
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censure |
(verb) express severe disapproval, typically in a formal statement |
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obeisance |
(noun) deferential respect |
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riposte |
(noun) a sharp, swift reply; a retort |
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ambuscade |
(noun) an ambush |
