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33 Cards in this Set
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trenchant
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categorized by full force or vigor, biting, caustic
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eupnea
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normal, unlabored breathing
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yellow journalism
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journalism that exploits, distorts, or sensationalizes news to attract readers
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yenta
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a prying, gossipy woman
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non sequitur
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an inference or conclusion or statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
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nepenthe
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something inducing forgetfulness of sorrow or loss of grief or pain
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natatorium
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an indoor swimming pool
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minacious
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threatening or menacing
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meretricious
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relating to or resembling a prostitute: based on pretense: insincere
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melliferous
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forming or bearing honey
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megrims
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low spirits: DEPRESSION
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medusoid
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a jellyfish: a shape resembling a jellyfish
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malefic
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sinister: EVIL
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execrate
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to denounce: to detest
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deterge
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to cleanse or wipe off
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toggery
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clothing: a clothing store
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tepid
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lukewarm: half-hearted
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terrigenous
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derived from the Earth, from the land
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tetramerous
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consisting of four like parts
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tetrarch
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one of four joint rulers
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matutinal
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occurring in the morning time
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punctilious
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exact, precise in the smallest particulars
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ambuscade
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an ambush, a surprise attack from a concealed place
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stasis
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a state of balance or equilibrium
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wayworn
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wearied by traveling
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recreant
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a coward, cowardly, craven
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varicolored
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having a variety of colors
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potboiler
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a usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose of making money
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ne plus ultra
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the most profound degree of a quality or situation
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turpitude
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inherent vileness or maleficence
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panjandrum
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an important person or pretentious leader
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ignoble
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not noble: vile: low: mean
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embonpoint
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plumpness of person, stoutness
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