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30 Cards in this Set
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Fop |
An excessively fashion-conscious man |
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Imprecation |
A curse |
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Non sequitur |
Something that does not logically follow |
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Sanguine |
Cheerful |
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Bowdlerize |
To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. |
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Impair |
To weaken |
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Panegyric |
An expression of praise |
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Quandary |
A puzzling situation |
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Ebullient |
Enthusiastic |
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Deference |
Respect, consideration |
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Carnal |
Relating to physical appetite, mainly sexual |
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Nebulous |
Hazy, vague |
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Rakish |
Dashingly stylish and confident |
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Elegy |
A sad or mournful poem |
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Pedantic |
Tending to show off one's learning |
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Antipathy |
An intense dislike |
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Elucidate |
To make clear |
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Imminent |
Likely to happen, threatening |
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Banal |
Common |
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Obdurate |
Stubborn |
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Peruse |
To read carefully |
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Bedlam |
A noisy uproar, a scene of confusion |
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Affluence |
Wealth |
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Scurrilous |
Coarsely abusive, vulgar |
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Parody |
A work that imitated another in a ridiculous manner |
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Sedulous |
Hard working |
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Onerous |
Burdensome |
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Amoral |
Lacking a sense of right and wrong |
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Eschew |
To avoid |
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Denouncement |
An outcome, result |
