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45 Cards in this Set
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celibate
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abstaining from intercourse; unmarried
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fortuitous
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happeing by chance or accident
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recapitulate
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to summarize; to repeat briefly
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perfunctory
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done without car; in a routine
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baroque
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overly decorated
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleasure, specially of the senses
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obloquy
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strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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debacle
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a complete failure; a total collapse
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quasi-
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resembling; seeming; half
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besmirch
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to make dirty; to stain
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imperative
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extremely ncessary; vitally important
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sacrosanct
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extremely holy
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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demeanor
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behavoir; manner of conduction oneself
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facetious
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comical; jocular; flippant
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fop
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an excessively fashion-concious man
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imprecation
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a curse
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non sequitur
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something that does not logically follow
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sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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bowlderize
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to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, ect.
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impair
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to weaken; to cause to become worse
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
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quandary
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a puzzling situation; a dilemma
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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deference
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respect; consideration
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carnal
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relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, uncertain
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rakish
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dashingly stylish and confident
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elegy
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a sad or mournful poem
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pedantic
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tending to show off one's learning
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antipathy
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an intense dislike
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elucidate
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to make clear
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imminent
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likely to happen; threatening
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banal
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common, ordinary
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obdurate
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stubborn, hardhearted
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peruse
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to read carefully; scrutinize
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bedlam
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a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion
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affluence
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wealth; richness
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive; vulgar
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parody
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a work in which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
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sedulous
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hard working; diligent
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onerous
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burdensome; heavy; hard to endure
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amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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eschew
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to keep away from; to avoid; to shu
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denouement
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an outcome; result
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