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58 Cards in this Set
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mellifluous |
sweet, dulcet, smooth |
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jejune |
insipid, humdrum, dull or immature |
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polyannaish |
extremely optimistic |
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disabuse |
to persuade someone that his opinion is not valid |
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devolve |
to delegate |
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rotund |
plump, chubby, portly |
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benefactor |
patron, sponsor, supporter |
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benighted |
fallen into state of ignorance |
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vituperate |
to berate, to censor, to upbraid, to criticize |
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remonstrate |
to make objections, to protest, to expostulate (express strong disapproval), to complain |
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factitious |
fictitious, specious, spurious, feigned, affected, artificial |
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disaffected |
dissatisfied, discontent |
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malapropism |
anecdote vs antidote |
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peremptory |
bossy or domineering, dogmatic, dictatorial |
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apotheosis |
highest point of development exaltation to divine status |
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hedge |
to limit or qualify a statement to restrict |
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schadenfreude |
joy from watching others suffer |
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maudlin |
mawkish, oversentimental |
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cavort |
jump and dance |
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sybarite |
a person who indulges in luxury Kim K |
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sartorial |
related to fashion or clothes |
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execrate |
to curse and hiss at |
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pastiche |
parody, imitation |
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jaundiced |
to be biased against due to envy or prejudice |
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histrionic |
overly theatrical, melodramatic, stagy, affected |
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martinet |
a strict disciplinarian |
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impecunious |
destitute, indigent, insolvent |
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quixotic |
impractical |
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arriviste |
a social climber ambitious, self-seeking person a parvenu |
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cupidity |
greed for money, avarice, aquisitiveness, rapacity, materialism |
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tendentious |
likely to lean towards a controversial view |
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palimpsest |
something that has been changed a lot but that still has traces of the original |
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protean |
versatile |
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sedate |
chill |
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mulct |
to defraud or swindle |
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phantasmagorical |
illusive, unreal |
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febrile |
feverish, flushed, burning |
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blinkered |
to have limited outlook/understanding parochial, provincial |
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sangfroid |
calmness in difficult situations |
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venial |
pardonable, forgivable |
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quisling |
a traitor, sympathizer |
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gerrymander |
to manipulate voting districts to favor one politician |
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curmudgeon |
a grouchy, surly, sullen person a stooge |
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picayune |
small petty, trifling (trivial) |
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fell |
terribly evil |
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bilious |
irritable, spiteful |
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pyrric |
winning but not worth it lost more than won |
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invective |
abusive/derogatory language |
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parvenu |
a person who has suddenly become wealthy |
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arch |
to be deliberately teasing |
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limpid |
clear, transparent |
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juggernaut |
a force that cannot be stopped |
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imbroglio |
a potentially confusing or embarrassing situation a predicament, a quandry |
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expurgate |
to remove questionable material |
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sententious |
sanctimonious, self-righteous, moralistic |
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mettlesome |
brave, courageous, valorous |
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propitiate |
to placate, to appease, to mollify, to conciliate |
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protestation |
claim, declaration, announcement |