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20 Cards in this Set
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vainglorious |
filled with excessive elation or pride over an achievement (bragging) |
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Bifurcation |
to divide or fork into branches |
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zeitgest |
the spirit of the time, feeling characteristic for a period of time |
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shrewd |
astute or sharp in practical matters |
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metaphysical |
concerned with abstract thought to subjects
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detritus |
debris |
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specious |
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing but deceptive |
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conflate |
merge |
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schadenfreude |
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone elses misfortune |
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palliative |
something that relieves without curing |
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supernal |
being in or belonging to heaven of divine beings |
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untoward |
unfavorable, unproper |
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predilection |
a tendency to think favorable of something, a preference |
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fatuous |
foolish, silly |
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peccadillo |
very minor sin or offense |
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coquette |
woman who flights light heartedly with men to win their admiration |
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solicitude |
anxiety or concern |
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libertine |
a person who is morally/sexually restrained, a free thinker/spirit |
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touchstone |
a test or criteria for something, a benchmark |
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seraglio |
part of muslim house |
