Tuesday Deck Flashcards

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Lemming

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A member of any large group following an unthinking course towards mass destruction

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Treacly

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Cloying sentimentality or flattery.

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Affinity

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A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.

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Idiosyncracy

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a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.

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Moribund

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In a dying state, near death

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Middlebrow

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A conventional person, average.

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Turgid

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Swollen; distended

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Felicitously

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Well suited for the occasion

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