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29 Cards in this Set
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shyster |
a dishonest person, esp. a lawyer (e.g. Mr. Henshaw from the “Sue the Pants off ‘Em” episode of Gomer Pyle”) |
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a person 110 or older |
supercentenarian |
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a person aged 10 - 19 |
denarian |
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a person aged 100 - 109 |
centenarian |
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a person aged 20 - 29 |
vicenarian |
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a person aged 90 - 99 |
nonagenarian |
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a person aged 30 - 39 |
tricenarian |
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a person aged 80 - 89 |
octogenarian |
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a person aged 40 - 49 |
quadragenarian |
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a person aged 50 - 59 |
quinquagenarian |
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a person aged 70 - 79 |
septuagenarian |
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a person aged 60 - 69 |
sexagenarian |
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marmoreal |
marble-related marble-like, esp. in coldness or aloofness |
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didactic |
intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive |
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pedant |
someone who is overly concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning |
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ingénue |
an innocent or naive young woman; stock character in literature of the endearingly innocent young woman |
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androgynous |
partly male and partly female in appearance |
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antebellum |
occurring or existing BEFORE a particular war (especially before the American Civil War) |
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laconic |
using very few words |
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reticent |
inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech; not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily |
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gauche |
awkward; unsophisticated |
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winsome |
attractive in appearance or character |
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operetta |
a short opera |
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mirth |
amusement, esp. laughter |
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prudent |
showing care or concern for the future |
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Inexorable |
Impossible to stop or prevent |
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adroit |
clever/skillful in using the hands/mind |
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doleful |
expressing sorrow; mournful |
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torpid |
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic |
