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53 Cards in this Set
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braggart
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one who does a lot of bragging
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dilettante
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a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a superficial way
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pilferer
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one who steals, especially in small quantities
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prevaricator
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a person who speaks as to avoid the precise truth
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raconteur
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a person who is skilled at relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
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supplant
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to take the place of another thing
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winnow
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to separate or distinguish; "to winnow falsehood from truth"
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collude
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to act together through a secret understanding, especially with harmful intent; to conspire
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sagacious
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having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; "a sagacious lawyer"
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prognosticate
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to forecast or predict from present indications or signs
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unperturbed
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not disturbed or troubled
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repungance
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1. contradictoriness or inconsistency
2. strong aversion or objection |
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pendulous
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hanging down loosely or swinging freely
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propinquity
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nearness in place, relation, nature, or time; proximity, kinship, similarity
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ruddy
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of or having a fresh, healthy red color
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admonished
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scolded
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disparaged
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belittled
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belligerance
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the quality of being warlike
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magnanimity
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generosity
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elude
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1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, etc.
2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of; the answer eludes me |
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lachrymose
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tearful, mournful
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superfluous
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unnecessary (referring to a person's social, not physical, status)
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inimical
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hostile, unfriendly, harmful, unfavorable
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salient
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prominent or projecting forward
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titular
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having a title, especially of rank
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fulsome
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excessive or overdone; abundant
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insensate
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not endowed with sensation; inanimate
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penchant
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definite liking
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tenet
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a belief of doctrine or principal
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confluence
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a gathering or flowing together, either literal or figurative
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phalanx
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a close-knit group of people, often used in reference to troops or guards
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hegemony
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the dominance of one nation over others
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tutelage
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instruction or guardianship, from the root of tutor
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paean
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joyful praise, as in hymn
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recidivism
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a relapse into previous bad behaviors
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specious
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something that is false though it has the appearance of truth
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inchoate
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an early, imperfect state of development
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colloquial
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characteristic of familiar speech, rather than formal speech or writing; informal
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macabre
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greusome, horrifying
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saturnine
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1. sluggish in temperament
2. suffering from lead poisoning |
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opprobrious
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outrageously disgraceful or shameful
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milieu
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an environment or setting
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pseudonym
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alias or assumed name
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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prosaic
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lacking in imagination (think prose)
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epochal
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significant (think epoch)
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duplicity
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honesty
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histrionic
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exaggerated emotional behavior
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ingratiate
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to seek the good graces of another
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aplomb
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self-confidence or assurance
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replete
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abundantly supplied or provided
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tenacious
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persistent or stubborn; highly retentive
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malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to others
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