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48 Cards in this Set
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Aficionado
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an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan
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synonyms: devotee, enthusiast
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Aficionado
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browbeat
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to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully
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synonyms: cow, coerce
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browbeat
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antonyms: coax, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk
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browbeat
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commensurate
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equal in size, extent, duration, or importance;proportionate; measurable by the same standards
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synonyms: comparable, corresponding, coordinate
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commensurate
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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synonyms: translucent, gossamer
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diaphanous
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antonyms: opaque, coarse, dense
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diaphanous
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emolument
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profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary
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synonyms: pay, wages, compensation
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emolument
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foray
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a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; to make such a raid
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synonyms: sally, sortie
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foray
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antonyms: retreat, strategic withdrawal
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genre
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a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted
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synonyms: species, sort, school
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homily
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a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse
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immure
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to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate
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synonyms: incarcerate, mew up
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immure
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antonyms: release, liberate, emancipate
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immure
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insouciant
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blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree;happy-go-lucky
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synonyms: nonchalant, blase, devil-may-care
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insouciant
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antonyms: worried, careworn, agitated, distraught
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matrix
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a mold; the surrounding situation or environment
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synonyms: pattern, model
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matrix
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obsequies
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funeral rites or ceremonies
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synonyms: last rites, funeral services
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panache
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a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display
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synonyms: style, verve, elan, eclat, flamboyance
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persona
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a character in a novel or play; an outward character or role a that a person assumes
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synonyms: personality, image, role
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philippic
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a bitter verbal attack
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synonyms: harangue, tirade, diatribe
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philippic
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antonyms:encomium, panegyric, tribute
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philippic
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prurient
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having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires
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synonyms: lascivious, salacious, lewd, titillating
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prurient
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antonyms: prudish, demure, innocent
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prurient
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sacrosanct
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very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack
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systemic
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of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems
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synonyms: extensive, comprehensive, system-wide
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systemic
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antonyms: localized, specific, isolated, confined
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systemic
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tendentious
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intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan
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synonyms: partial
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tendentious
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antonyms: fair, impartial, equitable, disinterested
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vicissitude
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a change, variation, or alteration; successive or changing phases or conditions
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synonyms: fluctuation, vacillation
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antonyms:sameness, evenness
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