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15 Cards in this Set
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pharisaism
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hypocrisy
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His pharisaism of aloof pretense but loose behavior sickened us.
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neurasthenia
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nervous exhaustion
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He mocked the bad poet's neurasthenic affectations.
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remunerate
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repay
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Talented people should be well remunerated for their labors.
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proscenium
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stage forward of curtain
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She took a final bow from the proscenium.
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epistle
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long instructive letter
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Read her tiring epistle on the proper way to vacation.
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anachronistic
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misplaced in time
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Notice the anachronistic 20th century details in the novel.
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feculent
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foul
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We drove sorrowfully past the feculent and filthy yards of the shanties.
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feckless
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without effect
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We saw Hector's feckless efforts to overcome fear of Achilles.
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anapest
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three-syllable foot, stress on third
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amputee, insincere, on the beach.
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contretemps
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embarrassing mishap
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The chance meeting was a ludicrous contretemps.
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hyperbole
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overstatement
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His colorful hyperbole amused us.
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paradigm
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model
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Show us an instructive paradigm or example.
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germane
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related
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Her germane comments were vitally relevant to the debate.
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filigree
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lacy design
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It was difficult to clean the gold filigree around the jewel.
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chronic
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lasting
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The chronic illness plagued him for years.
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