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20 Cards in this Set
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(v) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
(n) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket |
caterwaul
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(n) anb accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
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fait accompli
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(n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
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hierarchy
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(n) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
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mirage
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(n) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuble quality or characteristic
(adj) added or connected ina subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxillary capacity |
adjunct
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(n) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse, as ina desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
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bellwether
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(n) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand
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morass
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(adj) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
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chimerical
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(adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of date
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effete
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(adj) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
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noisome
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(adj) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
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hidebound
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(n) a convert; a disciple
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proselyte
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(adj) forgetful; unaware
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oblivious
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(n) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
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liturgy
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(adj) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
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supine
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(n) a base coward
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poltroon
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(n) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter
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vignette
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(adj) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
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ribald
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(n) good-humored ridicule; teasing
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raillery
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(adj) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely
(adv. used in combination) partly, somewhat, or to some degree |
quasi-
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