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20 Cards in this Set
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aficionado |
(n.) an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan Synonyms: devotee, enthusiast |
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browbeat |
(v.) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully Synonyms: cow, coerce |
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commensurate |
(adj.) equal in size, extent, duration, or importance; proportionate; measurable by the same standards Synonyms: comparable, corresponding, coordinate |
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diaphanous |
(adj.) very sheer and light; almost completely transparent Synonyms: translucent, gossamer |
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emolument |
(n.) profit derived from an office or position or from employment; a fee or salary Synonyms: pay, wages, compensation |
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foray |
(n.) a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; (v.) to make such a raid Synonyms: (n.) sally, sortie |
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genre |
(n.) a type, class, or variety, especially a distinctive category of literary composition; a style of painting in which everyday scenes are realistically depicted Synonyms: species, sort, school |
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homily |
(n.) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse |
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insouciant |
(adj.) blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky Synonyms: nonchalant, blase, devil-may-care |
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matrix |
(n.) a mold; the surrounding situation or environment Synonyms: pattern, model |
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obsequies |
(n.) funeral rites or ceremonies Synonyms: last rites, funeral services |
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panache |
(n.) a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display Synonyms: style, verve, elan, eclat, flamboyance |
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persona |
(n.) a character in a novel or play; the outward character or role that a person assumes Synonyms: personality, image, role |
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philippic |
(n.) a bitter verbal attack Synonyms: harangue, panegyric, tribute |
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prurient |
(adj.) having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse sexual desires Synonyms: lascivious, salacious, lewd, titillating |
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sacrosanct |
(adj.) very sacred or holy; inviolable; set apart or immune from questioning or attack |
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systemic |
(adj.) of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems Synonyms: extensive, comprehensive, system-wide |
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tendentious |
(adj.) intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan Synonym: partial |
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vicissitude |
(n.) a change, variation, or alteration; (pl.) successive or changing phases or conditions Synonyms: fluctuation, vacillation |
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immure |
(v.) to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate Synonyms: incarcerate, mew up |
