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36 Cards in this Set
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raconteur |
person skilled at telling stories and anecdotes |
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relegate |
to put in a less important position; to banish |
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sycophant |
flatter |
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hackneyed |
common and overused |
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immutable |
never changing |
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consummate |
complete; supremely good |
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desecrate |
to treat with disrespect |
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berate |
scold |
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redolent |
giving off odors |
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surly |
grumpy |
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bonism |
doctrine that the world is good but not perfect |
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omphaloskepsis |
the act of contemplating ones navel as an aide to meditation |
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acclaim |
approval |
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effervescent |
lively |
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expunge |
to erase |
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novel |
new |
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squalid |
dirty in appearance |
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paucity |
scarcity |
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apocryphal |
counterfeit |
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cache |
hiding place |
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bellicose |
warlike/hostile in manner |
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elucidate |
to make clear |
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meteorism |
ab cramps and swelling from farts |
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dromophobia |
fear of crossing streets |
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litigious |
argumentative |
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ebb |
decline |
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plenary |
entire |
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fallacy |
mistaken belief |
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impartial |
fair and just |
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inscrutable |
mysterious and not comprehensible |
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lethargic |
drowsy |
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sobriety |
seriousness |
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prehensile |
adapted for grabbing |
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trepidation |
apprehension |
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pecadillo |
small sin |
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jawhole |
sewer entrance |
