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34 Cards in this Set
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bête noire
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Something or someone a person views with particular dislike: “The new candidate for governor is the bête noire of all the liberals in the state.” From French, meaning “black beast.”
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zeitgeist
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Spirit of the times; a general trend
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avuncular
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good-mannered, like an uncle
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apocryphal
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mythical, legendary (not real)
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autochthonous
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of/belonging to the original inhabitants of a place
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auroral
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something that is like an aura
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abstemiousness
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having moderation, especially in eat or drink
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aphorism
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a short, pithy maxim
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commodious
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roomy and comfortable
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dilettante
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a person who studies a subject superficially; trifling, amateurish
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excescence
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an ugly addition, an abnormal outgrowth on a body or plant
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epicureanism
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the devotion to sensual enjoyment
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eponymous
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a name that has been used or given to something else
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effusive
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pouring out, overflowing, excessively demonstrative
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fissiparous
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factious; tending to break into parts or factions
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heuristic
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educational in a way that allows learning through trial and error
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hegira
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the beginning of the muslim era
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gnomic
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using aphorisms
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insensate
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without physical feeling; unfeeling, stupid
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idyll
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a picturesque scene; a description in verse of a picturesque scene
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lambent
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softly radiant
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind from strain, lack of energy, listlessness; indolent indifference
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maelstrom
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a great whirlpool; a state of confusion
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mendacity
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deceitfulness
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oleaginous
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oily, greasy; obsequious, ingratiating
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pimpernel
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European garden herb that closes at the approach of bad weather
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solicitude
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the state of being solicitous (showing concern, eager, anxious)
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raiment
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clothing, apparel
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troglodytic
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hermetic, old-fashioned, like a troglodyte
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termagant
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an over-bearing or brawling woman
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vitriolic
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caustic, hostile
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of being true or real
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vapid
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insipid, dull
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quid pro quo
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An equal exchange or substitution
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