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20 Cards in this Set
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Lackadaisical
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lazy, uncaring
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Opulence
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extreme wealth or abundance
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Abashed
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ashamed
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Hokum
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nonsense, poppycock
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Boorish
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crude, lacking in manners or sophistication, uncivilized
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Churlish
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rude, boorish
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Philistine
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an uncultured person, a person with no appreciation for the arts
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Decadent
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showing moral decay, self-indulgent
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Acme
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the peak, the highest point, the zenith
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Evanescent
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short-lived, brief, ephemeral
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Myopic
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near-sighted or short-sighted, improvident, not thinking about the future
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Lucid
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clear, easily understood
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Indolence
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laziness, lack of energy, lethargy
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Insolence
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boldly rude or disrespectful
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Harbinger
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a sign of things to come, an omen, a portent
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Grandiose
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excessively large or complicated in a pompous or intentionally impressive manner
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Superficial
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existing only on the surface, skin-deep
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Veneer
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a superficial appearance or being pleasing or good
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Gilded
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gold-coated so as to give the false impression of being gold; superficially touched up in such a manner
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Replete
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filled with, full of
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