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78 Cards in this Set
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Acumen
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(noun) keen, accurate judgement or insight
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Adulterate
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(verb) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Amalgamate
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(verb) to combine several elements into a whole
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Archaic
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(adj.) outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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Aver
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(verb) to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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Bolster
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(verb) to provide support or reinforcement
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Bombastic
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(adj.) pompous; grandiloquent
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Diatribe
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(noun) a harsh denunciation
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Dissemble
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(verb) to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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Eccentric
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(adj.) departing from norms or conventions
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Endemic
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(adj.) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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Evanscent
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(adj.) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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Exacerbate
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(verb) to make worse or more severe
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Fervent
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(adj.) greatly emotional or zealous
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Fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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Germane
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(adj.) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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Grandiloquence
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(noun) pompous speech or expression
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Hackneyed
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(adj.) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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Halcyon
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(adj.) calm and peaceful
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Hedonism
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(noun) of the senses
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Hegemony
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(noun) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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Iconoclast
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(noun) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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Idolatrous
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(adj.) given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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Impassive
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(adj.) revealing no emotion
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Imperturbable
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(adj.) marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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Implacable
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(adj.) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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Impunity
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(noun) immunity from punishment or penalty
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Inchoate
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(adj.) in an initial stage; not fully formed
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Infelicitous
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(adj.) unfortunate; inappropriate
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Insipid
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(adj.) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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Loquacious
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(adj.) extremely talkative
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Luminous
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(adj.) characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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Malevolent
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(adj.) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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Malleable
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(adj.) capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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Mendacity
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(noun) the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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Meticulous
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(adj.) characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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Misanthrope
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(noun) one who hates all other humans
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Mitigate
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(verb) to make or become less severe or intense to moderate
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Obdurate
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(adj.) unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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Obsequious
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(adj.) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Occlude
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(verb) to obstruct or block
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Opprobrium
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(noun) disgrace; contempt; scorn
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Pedagogy
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(noun) the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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Pedantic
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(adj.) overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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Penury
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(noun) poverty; destitution
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Pervasive
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(adj.) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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Pine
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(verb) to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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Pirate
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(verb) to illegally use or reproduce
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Pith
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(noun) to essential or central part
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Pithy
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(adj.) precise and brief
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Placate
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(verb) to appease; to calm by making concessions
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Platitude
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(noun) a superficial remark, edp. one offered as meaningful
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Plummet
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(verb) to plunge or drop straight down
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Polemical
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(adj.) controversial; argumentative
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Prodigal
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(adj.) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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Profuse
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(adj.) given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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Proliferate
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(verb) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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Queries
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(noun) questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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Querulous
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(adj.) prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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Rancorous
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(adj.) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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Recalcitrant
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(adj.) obstinately defiant or authority; difficult to manage
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Repudiate
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(verb) to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
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Rescind
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(verb) to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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Reverent
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(adj.) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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Rhetoric
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(noun) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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Salubrious
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(adj.) promoting health or well-being
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Solvent
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(adj.) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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Specious
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(adj.) seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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Spurious
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(adj.) lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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Subpoena
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(noun) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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Succinct
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(adj.) brief; concise
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Superfluous
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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Surfeit
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(verb) an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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Tenacity
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(noun) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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Tenuous
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(adj.) having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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Tirade
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(noun) a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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Transient
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(adj.) fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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Zealous
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(adj.) fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause
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