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38 Cards in this Set
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pedantic
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ostentatious in one's learning.
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impede
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to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
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impasse
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a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
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complacent
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pleased, esp. with oneself
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subside
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1. to sink to a low or lower level.
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agog
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highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic);
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vigor
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active strength or force
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vim
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energy; vigor
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plenary
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full; complete
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gastronome
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a lover of good food and drink
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exegete
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one who explains or interprets difficult parts of written works
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recondite
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difficult to understand
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diktat
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an authoritative decree of order
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esurient
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hungry; greedy
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed
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dubiety
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the condition or quality of being doubtful; also, a matter of doubt
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pugilist
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a boxer
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renascent
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rising again into being; showing renewed vigor
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sesquipedalian
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(of words) long; having many syllables
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encumbrance
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a burden, impediment, or hindrance
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pugnacious
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combative; quarrelsome
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capricious
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whimsical; changeable.
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comity
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a state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect
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quodam
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former; sometime
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ergo
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therefore; consequently
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susurration
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a whispering; a soft murmur
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irrefragable
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impossible to refute
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tutelage
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guardianship; protection; also, instruction
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incommunicado
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without means or right to communicate
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predilection
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an established preference
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flippant
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showing inappropriate levity; pert
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grandee
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a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman
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wunderkind
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one who achieves success or acclaim during youth
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lucre
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money; profit
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epigone
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an inferior imitator
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sang-froid
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coolness in trying circumstances
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consanguineous
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related by blood; descended from the same ancestor
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