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24 Cards in this Set
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Pundit (n)
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A learned person
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Imperiousness (adj)
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Arrogance, hautiness
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Rapacious (adj)
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Greedy, ravenous
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Ostentatious (adj)
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Pretentious
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Placid (adj)
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Calm or quiet
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Arabesque (n)
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An intricate or elaborate pattern or design
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Dirge (n)
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A funeral hymn or lament
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Emollient (n)
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Softening and soothing, especially to skin
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Dynamo (n)
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A generator, especially one for generating direct current
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Misanthrope (n)
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One who hates or mistrusts humankind
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Implacable (adj)
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Impossible to appease.
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Perfidious (adj)
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Treacherous
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Elegy (n)
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A poem, especially composed as a lament for a deceased person.
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Curmudgeon (n)
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An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
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Xenophone (n)
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A person fearful of strangers
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Miscreant (n)
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An evildoer or villian.
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Raconteur (n)
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One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill.
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Sextant (n)
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A navigational instrument used to determine latitude and longitude from the stars.
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Levee (n)
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An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
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Cordon (n)
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A line of people stationed around an area to guard it.
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Mercurial (adj)
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Quick and changable in temperment.
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Conviviality (n)
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A convivial spirit or humor; festivity.
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Limn (v)
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To describe
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Stint (v)
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To restrict or limit
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