List 27 Flashcards by Alan Green

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Hyperbole

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Overstatement

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Chronic

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Lasting

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Sonorous

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Full-sounding

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Germane

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Related

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Convivial

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Jovial, festive

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Cognomen

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Nickname

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Anarchist

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One against government

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Animadversion

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Criticism

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Pusillanimous

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Small minded

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Subterfuge

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Evasive dodge

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Saturnine

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Gloomy and remote

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Luminary

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Enlightening person

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Exorbitant

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Unreasonable

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Expatriate

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Banish

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Filigree

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Lacy design

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Eulogy

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Words of praise

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Sedentary

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Sitting

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Euphoria

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Joy

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Bonhomie

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Good-naturedness

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Bona fide

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Good faith

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Bon vivant

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Indulger in luxury

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Mutable

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Changeable

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Impute

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Attribute discredit

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Status quo

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The present state

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Paradigm

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Model