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30 Cards in this Set
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ubiquitous
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present, or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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contemptible
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deserving of contempt or scorn; worthless; despicable
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nuance
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a slight or delicate variation in tone, color, meaning, shade of difference
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inscrutable
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not able to be easily understood
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pertinaciously
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holding firmly to some purpose
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nabob
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a very rich or important man
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despicable
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deserving to be despised; contemptible
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reticule
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a woman's small handbag, originally made of network and usually having a drawstring
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maledictions
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curses
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prescient
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having foreknowledge
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ruminant
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animal with four stomachs
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epic
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long poem with a hero
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cunning
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displaying keen insight
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satire
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type of writing that exposes the short comings of society by making fun of them
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conciliatory
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tending to soothe anger
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beguille
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trick
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adamant
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firm, unyielding
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tantalized
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tormented, frustrated
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contentious
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argumentative
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deferentially
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in a manner that bows to another's wishes; very respectfully
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prodigious
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of great size, power or extent
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incredulously
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skeptically
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deference
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courteous regard or respect
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abomination
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something that causes great horror or disgust
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blasphemy
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sinful act or remark
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predilection
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pre-existing preference
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calumny
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false accusation; slander
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licentious
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lacking moral restraint
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extended metaphor
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comparison that is developed throughout a literary work
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allusion
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brief reference within a work to something outside the work
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