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40 Cards in this Set
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ennui
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boredom; listlessness; languor
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acuity
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possessing sharpness of skill or perception
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Hellenistic
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pertaining to the classical Greek period
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aesthetic
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relating to the finer aspects of life, particularly in beauty
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usurp
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to forcefully seize the position of another
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annihilate
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to cause total destruction
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mien
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demeanor or way of carrying yourself, can be particularly facial
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hegemony
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to take rule/control over another nearby
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oblivious
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clueless; unaware
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dispassionate
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devoid of feelings/passion
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tenure
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a lengthy time of service
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rhetoric
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using language as an art or in a powerful way
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callous
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insensitive; hardened
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truculent
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overly aggressive; inclined to fight
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abrogate
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to give up a responsibility or duty
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leitmotif
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a recurring theme, particularly in music or literature
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craven
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cowardly
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pristine
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clean; unsullied; pure
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totalitarianism
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a dictatorship
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roman a clef
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real life in the guise of fiction
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metonymy
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using one term that relates to another
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synecdoche
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uses a part to represent the whole
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communal
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shared by all
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maladroit
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unskilled and inept
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pejorative
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of a belittling, disparaging act
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appellation
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name
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epistolary
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in letter form
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vignette
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small, meaningful literary scene, almost as a picture
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salutation
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greeting
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mercenary
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someone who commits an act for payment
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obsequious
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fawning; servile
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pariah
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an outcast
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ostensibly
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for appearance or pretense only; conspicuous
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deleterious
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harmful to health or behavior
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ubiquitous
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occurring/seen everywhere
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ribaldry
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low brow humour
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perfunctory
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performed without enthusiasm
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dolorous
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mournful; lugubrious; causing pain
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lamentation
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extreme sadness
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dirge
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a mournful poem or song
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