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17 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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adj - bitter in feeling, temper or speech
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charlatan
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noun - someone posing as an expert in some profession, especially medicine
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dogma
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noun - a belief or principle laid down by an authority as unquestionably true
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dogmatize
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verb - to state one's opinions authoritatively
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dogmatic
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adj - 1 said of an opinion: forcefully and arrogantly stated as if unquestionable. 2 said of a person: tending to make such statements of opinion
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fiat
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noun - an official command; a decree
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inconsequential
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adj - of no importance, value or consequence
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mellifluous
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adj - said of sounds, speech, etc: having a smooth sweet flowing quality
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orthodox
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adj - believing in, living according to, or conforming with established or generally accepted opinions, especially in religion or morals; conventional
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proselyte (n)
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noun - a convert
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proselyte (v)
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verb - (also proselytize) - to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause
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ruminate
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verb - 1 to chew the cud. 2 to chew over something again. 3 to think deeply about something; to contemplate
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agnostic
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noun - someone who believes that one can know only about material things and so believes that nothing can be known about the existence of God
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clandestine
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adj - 1 a concealed; b kept secret. 2 furtive; sly; surreptitious
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effrontery
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noun - shameless rudeness; impudence
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germane
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adj - said of ideas, remarks, etc: relevant; closely related (to the topic under discussion)
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inept
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adj - awkward; done without, or not having, skill
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