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25 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse |
Hard to understand |
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Blatant |
Unpleasantly or offensively noisy, glaring |
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Catharsis |
Purification that brings emotional relief or renewal |
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Definitive |
Conclusive, providing the last word |
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Eminent |
Well known and respected, standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment |
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Fidelity |
Faithfulness, loyalty |
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Figurative |
Expressing something in terms usually used for something else, metaphorical |
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Homogeneous |
Uniform, made entirely of one thing |
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Idiosyncrasy |
Peculiarity, an eccentricity |
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Languish |
To become weak, listless, or depressed |
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Malinger |
To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work |
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Nepotism |
Showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics |
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Nihilism |
The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe |
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Accolade |
An award, an honor |
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Blasphemy |
Irrelevance, an insult to something held sacred, profanity |
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Catholic |
Universal, embracing everything (lowercase c) |
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Degenerate |
To break down, to deteriorate |
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Emigrate |
To move to a new country, to move to a new place to live, to expatriate |
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Guile |
Cunning duplicity |
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Idyllic |
Charming in a rustic way, naturally peaceful |
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Latent |
Present but not visible or apparent, potential |
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Malaise |
A feeling of depression l, uneasiness or queasiness |
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Bereaved |
Deprived or left desolate, especially through death |
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Nominal |
In names only, insignificant |
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Finesse |
Skillful maneuvering, subtlety, craftiness |
