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35 Cards in this Set
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abstinent
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ADJ
Abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation |
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affectation
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NOUN
Unnatural or articial behavior, usually intended to impress |
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analogy
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NOUN
A comparison of one thing to another; similarity |
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apprehensive
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ADJ
Worried; anxious |
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beget
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VERB
To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause |
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burgeois
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ADJ
Middle class; usually in a derogatory sense; boringly conventional |
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cognizant
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ADJ
Aware; conscious |
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consummate
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ADJ
Perfect; complete; supremely skillful |
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covert
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ADJ
Secret; hidden; to be covered |
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cursory
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ADJ
Going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial |
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deride
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VERB
To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously |
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discreet
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ADJ
Prudent; judiciously reserved |
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elusive
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ADJ
Hard to pin down; evasive |
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emulate
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VERB
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation |
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euphemism
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NOUN
A pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one |
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explicit
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ADJ
Clearly and directly expressed |
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fatuous
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ADJ
Foolish; silly; idiotic |
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foible
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NOUN
A minor character flaw |
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grandiose
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ADJ
Absurdly exaggerated |
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heresy
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NOUN
Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs |
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homily
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NOUN
A sermon |
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inaugurate
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VERB
To begin officially; to induct formally into office |
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inert
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ADJ
Inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically |
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integral
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ADJ
Essential |
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malaise
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NOUN
A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness |
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microcosm
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NOUN
The world in miniature |
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nuance
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NOUN
A subtle difference or distinction |
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paradox
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NOUN
A true statement or phenonmenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenonmenon that nonetheless seems logical |
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paternal
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ADJ
Fatherly; fatherlike |
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ponderous
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ADJ
So large as to be clumsy; massive; dull |
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rhetoric
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NOUN
The art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse |
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secular
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ADJ
Having nothing to do with religious or spiritual concerns |
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superfluous
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ADJ
Extra; unnecessary; redundant |
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vexed
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ADJ
irritated; annoyed |
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mea culpa
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Latin: "My fault," "my bad"
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