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17 Cards in this Set
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Adulation |
(n) excessive flattery or admiration |
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Anachronistic |
(adj) an error in chronology especially a chronological misplacing a person's events objects or customs in regard to each other. (n) a person or thing that is chronologically out of place especially one from a former age that is incongruous in the present. |
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Assiduous |
(adj) steadily attentive. (adj) showing great care and perseverance. |
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Circuitous |
(adj) having a circular or winding course. (adj) not being forthright or direct in language or action. |
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Clairvoyant |
(adj) able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception. (n) a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. |
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Ephemeral |
(adj) lasting only for a short period of time. |
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Evanescent |
(adj) soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. |
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Florid |
(adj) having a red or flushed complexion. (adj) elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated. |
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Hedonist |
(n) a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life. |
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Impute |
(v) represent (something especially something undesirable) as being done cause or possessed by someone. |
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Ostentatious |
(adj) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. |
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Prosaic |
(adj) having a stall or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. |
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Rancorous |
(adj) characterized by bitterness or resentment. |
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Sagacity |
(n) the quality of being a person having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment. |
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Spurious |
(adj) not being what it purports to be; false or fake. |
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Surreptitious |
(adj) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |
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Venerable |
(adj) accorded a great deal of respect especially because of age, wisdom, or character. |
