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76 Cards in this Set
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presumptuous
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adj. bold to the point of rudeness
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taint
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v. to affect with something harmful; contaminate
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replete
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adj. gorged with food, sated
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surfeit
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n. excess, overindulgence
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paucity
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n. small amount or number
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sobriety
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n. being quiet or serious
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innocuous
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adj. causing or intending little or no harm
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quibble
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v. to make a minor objection. n. a minor objection
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patent
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adj. obvious, readily visible
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preclude
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v. to make impossible
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tacit
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adj. implied, not stated outright
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stylized
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adj. in a particular style, often an unrealistic one
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opaque
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adj. not transparent, hard to understand
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pastiche
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n. piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles
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soporific
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adj. causing sleep
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dupe
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n. a person easily deceived
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torpid
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adj. without energy, sluggish
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unwitting
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adj. unaware
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vociferous
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adj. loud
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parochial
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adj. having a narrow scope
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lampoon
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n. sharp satire
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magnate
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n. a person of great influence in a particular field
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repudiate
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v. to cast off or disown; to refuse to acknowledge
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bevy
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n. a large group
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bilk
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v. to steal; to embezzle
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boon
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n. a sudden gain; a windfall
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dolt
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n. an obtuse person
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tout
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v. to flaunt
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tyro
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n. a beginner; a neophyte; a fledgling
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bequest
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n. a gift upon one's death
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brook
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v. to endure; to put up with
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celerity
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adj. cheerful speed
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chagrin
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n. embarrassment
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circumscribed
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adj. defined or limited; isolated
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consummate
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adj. complete, perfect
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empirical
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adj. based on data, evidence, and/or experiments
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expurgate
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v. to delete obscene or other undesirable material from a text
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gingerly
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adv. carefully
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hapless
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adj. ill fated; unfortunate; unlucky
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ineffable
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adj. incapable of expression in words
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inexorable
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adj. steadfast, resolute
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inflammatory
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adj. likely to excite rage or disorder
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intemperate
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adj. excessive; immoderate
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legion
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n. a very large number
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leviathon
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n. a subaquatic, mythological sea creature; something huge
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licentious
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adj. morally lax
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milieu
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n. environment
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nihilism
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n. a philosophical belief involving the rejection of established values and morality
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nonplussed
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adj. confused to the point of being unable to speak
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pathos
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n. empathy; sympathetic pity
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plaudits
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n. applause, praise
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pontificate
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v. to speak in a supercilious and self-important manner
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qualm
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n. doubt, hesitation, uneasiness
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quixotic
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adj. romantic or dreamy
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refractory
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adj. stubborn
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retrograde
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adj. going backward and therefore not progressing
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sanctimonious
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adj. pretending to be religious
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spate
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n. an outpouring
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subterfuge
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n. deception
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supplant
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v. to replace; to substitute for
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sybarite
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n. a pleasure-loving person
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table
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v. to set aside an issue to be discussed at a later time
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truculent
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adj. belligerent
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unctuous
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adj. inky, oily
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upstart
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n. a rebel, an insurgent, a maverick
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vaunt
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v. to brag or boast
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venial
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adj. forgivable, pardonable
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vestigial
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adj. extremely small
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victuals
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n. food supplies; provisions
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vignette
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n. a brief written description
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visceral
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adj. relating to the abdomen; instinctive rather than reasoned
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vitiate
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v. to impair; to render ineffective
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watershed
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n. a defining moment; a turning point
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waylay
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v. to ambush
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windfall
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n. an unexpected gain or boon
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witticism
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n. a clever remark
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