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19 Cards in this Set
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Respite |
N. A temporary break from something unpleasant. An interval of rest |
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Raconteur |
N. Someone who excels at telling anecdotes |
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Opportunist |
N. One who takes any advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles |
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Turbulence |
N. Violent motion. Disorder. Excitement |
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Philistine |
N. Someone more interested in money and stuff than intellectual, artistic, or cultural concerns |
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Guile |
N. Deceit, trickery |
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Tawdry |
Adj. Gaudy and cheap. Vulgarly ornamental |
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Terse |
Adj. Concise or rudely brief |
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Spurious |
Adj false. Lacking authenticity. Fake |
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Skeptical |
Adj. Not easily persuaded or convinced |
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Incorrigible |
Adj. Unable to be corrected or reformed. Unruly |
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Squalid |
Adj. Fulthy or marked by poverty. Morally repulsive |
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Pander |
V. To cator to anothers unrefined, improperx or unreasonable desires |
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Surmise |
V. To suppose or infer on slight grounds, to speculate |
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Relegate |
V. To demote, to banish, to assign to a less desireable position |
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Retract |
V. To take back a statement, to draw back or draw in |
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Disparage |
V. To degrade or belittle |
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Commiserate |
V. To sympathize with. To share anothers suffering |
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Admonish |
V. To advice against something. To scold |
