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25 Cards in this Set
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anachronism
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a person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present
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ancillary
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providing something additional to a main part or function
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apostate
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someone whose beliefs have changed and who no longer belongs to a religious or political group
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ascetic
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relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure
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catholic
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comprehensive, universal
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captious
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marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
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cleave
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to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
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coterie
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a small group of people who are interested in the same thing and who usually do not allow other people to join the group
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deprecate
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to criticize or express disapproval of (someone or something)
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diffident
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lacking confidence;
not feeling comfortable around people |
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draconian
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very severe or cruel
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ersatz
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copied from something else and usually not as good as the original
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exigency
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a state of affairs that makes urgent demands
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extenuate
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to make light of;
to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses |
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furtive
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done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed
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hegemony
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influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc.
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ineluctable
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not able to be avoided or changed
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misogyny
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a hatred of wome
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ostracize
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to not allow (someone) to be included in a group;
to exclude (someone) from a group |
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petulant
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having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want
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platitude
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a banal, trite, or stale remark
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pragmatic
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dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories;
practical |
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propitious
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opportune, favorable, likely to succeed under circumstances
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purloin
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to take (something that belongs to someone else)
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putative
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generally believed to be something
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