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25 Cards in this Set
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countenance
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the look or expression of the face, moral support
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details, especially in teaching
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paradigm
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a set of forms all of which contain a particular element (a model or pattern)
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show
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discretion
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the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgement; freedom of judgement or choice
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acumen
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keen insight or shrewdness
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anathema
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a person or thing detested, loathed, consigned to damnation or destruction or destruction
Racial hatred was anathema to her. |
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arcane
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known or understood by very few; esoteric
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pernicious
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causing insidious harm or ruin, injury or hurt
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petulant
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easily annoyed, irritable
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obstinate
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stubborn; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
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audacious
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recklessly daring; brave
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pique
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irritation or resentment, as from a would to pride or self-esteem
He left in a fit of pique. |
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hegemony
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predominance
Think: MONEY |
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nascent
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not fully formed; new
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avarice
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insatiable greed for riches
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dearth
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scarcity
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lugubrious
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gloomy in an unaffected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
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pithy
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terse, concise and forcefully expressive
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tenuous
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thin or slender
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vindictive
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disposed or inclined to revenge
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances; uncertain
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bane
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a person or thing that ruins or spoils; harmful
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axiom
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a self-evident truth that requires no proof
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assiduous
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working diligently at a task
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