Flashcards in Additional Deck (44):
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Nostalgia
A sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time or place
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Folly
A foolish action, practice, or idea
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Milieu
Surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature
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Candid
Frank; outspoken; open and sincere
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Bombastic
Of speech or writing. High sounding; high flown; inflated; pretentious
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Decorous
Characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character
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Visceral
Characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect
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Jingoism
Extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign-policy
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Ossified
Hardened like or into bone
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Substantiate
To establish by proof or competent evidence
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Derail
To cause to fail or become deflected from the purpose.
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Dictum
An authoritative pronouncement; a saying; maxim
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Equivocate
To use ambiguous or unclear expressions in order to mislead
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Denounce
To condemn or censure openly or publicly
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Cryptic
Mysterious in meeting; puzzling; ambiguous
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Supercilious
Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
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Belligerence
A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude
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Aspersion
A damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander
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Indigence
Seriously impoverished condition; poverty
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Tenacious
Pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate
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Perfidy
In act four instance of faithlessness or treachery
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Epitomize
Be a perfect example of
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Elliptical
Tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure
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Obtrusive
Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way
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Diaphanous
Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent
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Anomalous
Deviating from or inconsistent with the comment order, form, or rule
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Egalitarian
Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the quality of all people
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Disdain
To look upon or treat with content; despise; scorn
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Dilettante
A person who takes up in part, activity, or subject merely for amusement
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Dowager
An elderly woman of stately dignity, especially one of elevated social position
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Iconoclast
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration
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Purveyor
A person who purveys, provides, or supplies
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Unsubstantial
Without material substance or having no foundation
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Esoteric
Private; secret; confidential
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Tenable
Capable of being held, maintained, or defended
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Impugned
To cast challenge as false; cast doubt upon
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Flotsam
Useless for an important items; odd and end
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Reconnaissance
An examination or survey of the general geological characteristics of a region
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Raiment
Clothing; attire
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Irascible
Easily provoked to anger; very irritable
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Churlish
Boorish; rude
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Laconic
Using few words; express much in a few words; concise
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Stature
Degree of development attained; level of achievement
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