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15 Cards in this Set
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jingoistic |
one who boasts about his patriotism and favors warlike policy |
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lothario |
rake; seducer; lover |
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maverick |
one who acts independently |
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nemisis |
agent of retribution; punishment |
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philanderer |
one who makes love insincerly |
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philippic |
bitter verbal attack |
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procrustean |
designed to secure conformity; drastic |
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protean |
changeable |
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pyrrhic victory |
a victory that is costly |
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quixotic |
romantically idealistic; impratical |
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saturnine |
sluggish, gloomy, grave |
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solecism |
substandard use of words, violation of good manners |
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spoonerism |
an unintentional exchange of sounds |
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sybarite |
one who is fond of luxury and soft living |
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tawdry |
cheap; gaudy; showy |
