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30 Cards in this Set
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Glib
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Fluency of speech (adj)
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Plaintive
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Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
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Magnum Opus
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Greatest single work of an artist (i.e. the Mona Lisa)
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Impasse
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No escape from a position or situation
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Docile
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Easily managed or handled
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Nebulous
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Lacking definite form or limits; vague
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Dilettante
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Someone who loves and admires the arts (negative connotation)
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Coup de Grace
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Decisive finishing blow
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Abstemious
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Marked by restraint in the consumption of alcohol or food
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Facet
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Any of the definable aspects that make up an object
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Poignant
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Keen or strong in the mental appeal (very very persuasive) (i.e. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God)
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Querulous
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Full of complaints; complaining
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Specious
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Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible
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Unctuous
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Excessively smooth, suave, or smug (i.e. used car salesmen)
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Vainglorious
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Excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity
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Amazon
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A strong-willed woman warrior
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Atheist
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One who denies the existence of God/Gods
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Agnostic
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One who doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge
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Penury
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Extreme poverty
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Iconoclastic
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When a person attacks cherished beliefs
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Lethargy
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A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
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Benevolent
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Characterized by doing good
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Indefatigable
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Incapable of being fatigued, tireless
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Imbroglio
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A difficult of intricate situation
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Enervate
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of something
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Dogmatic
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Making opinions in an arrogant and critical manner
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Vitriolic
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Harsh in tone, a barrage of acid comments
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Subversive
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An attempt to overthrow and destroy an established or legally constituted government
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Acrimonious
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Intense feelings of dislike, bitter.
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Didactic
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To teach or lecture, especially the teaching of moral or ethical problems
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