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37 Cards in this Set
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Adulation |
Flattery, admiration |
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Subsequently |
Later |
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Expurgate |
Clean, remove offensive parts of a book |
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Liaison |
Link, officer who acts as go-between for two armies |
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Altruistic |
Unselfishly generous, concerned for others |
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Perfidious |
Basely false |
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Consummate |
Complete |
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Munificent |
Very generous |
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Lugubrious |
Mournful, doleful |
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Disconsolate |
Sad |
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Coterie |
Group that meets socially, select circle, clique |
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Conduit |
Aqueduct, passageway for fluids, tube |
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Shibboleth |
Watchword, slogan |
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Evanescent |
Fleeting, vanishing |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, excessively frugal |
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Machiavellian |
Crafty, double-dealing |
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Compendium |
Brief comprehensive summary |
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Megalomania |
Mania for doing grandiose things |
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Torpor |
Sluggish, torpid condition |
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Esoteric |
Known only to the chosen few |
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Supercilious |
Contemptuous haughty |
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Abstemious |
Spearing in eating and drinking, temperate |
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Ken |
Range of knowledge |
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Germane |
Pertinent , bearing upon the case at hand |
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Vituperation |
Abuse, severe criticism |
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Chimerical |
Fantastic , highly imaginative |
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Dulcimer |
Musical instrument |
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Sartorial |
Pertaining to tailors |
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Vertigo |
Dizziness especially caused by heights |
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Debacle |
Breaking up, down fall |
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Condign |
Adequate, deservedly severe |
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Ephemeral |
Short-lived, fleeting, transient |
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Histrionic |
Theatrical |
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Urbanity |
Suavity |
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Truculence |
Aggressiveness , ferocity |
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Inveigh |
Denounce, utter censure or invective |
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Desultory |
Aimless, jumping around |
