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24 Cards in this Set
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Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing
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Acuity
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Describe or portray something precisely
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Delineated
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totally immortal, warped character and twisted mind; corrupt
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Depraved
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make corrections or improvements; alter
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Emend
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cause someone to feel drained of energy; weaken
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Enervated
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intended only to be understood by a select number of people with a specialized interest or knowledge
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Esoteric
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producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile
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Fecund
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a formal proposition; decree; and arbitrary order
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Fiat
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a thing that someone believes to be real, but only exists in their imagination
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figment
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gather or collect information
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Garner
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honor as holy; to make holy
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Hallowed
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a mode of behavior or way of thought particular to an individual
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Idiosyncrasy
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public shame or disgrace
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Ignominy
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a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse
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Malediction
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lacking excitment or interest, very dull; earthy, worldly, heaven
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Mundane
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subtle difference in or shade of meaning; expression, or sound
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Nuance
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Showing excessive confidence or pride
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Overweening
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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
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Penchant
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the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
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Reputed
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the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving. Mumbo Jumbo
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Sophistry
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splendid and expensive-looking; sentuous
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Sumptuous
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present, appearing, or found everywhere
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Ubiquitously
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splendid and expensive-looking; sentuous
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Sumptuous
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present, appearing, or found everywhere
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Ubiquitously
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