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20 Cards in this Set
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Ambiguous
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Open to 2 or more interpretations, uncertain, having more than 1 meaning. (equivocal, unequivocal)
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Incontrovertible
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Impossible to deny or disprove. (irrefutable, refutable)
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Pariah
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A person rejected from society. (outcast)
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Indomitable
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Impossible to subdue (put down by force, subordinate). (unsubduable,conquerable)
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Ardor
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a feeling of strong eagerness, zeal. (zeal)
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Apocryphal
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Being of questionable credibility. (questionable, unquestionable)
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Adulterate
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To corrupt, debase or make impure by adding a substance, often replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. (debase)
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Sagacious
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Full of wisdom, very insightful. (sapient, foolish)
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Bombastic
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Big and gaudy in style, writing or speech. (orotund, unrhetorical)
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Forbid
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command against. (disallow, permit)
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Humble
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marked by modesty not arrogant or prideful. (modest, arrogant)
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Latent
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Existing but not evident or realized. (potential)
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Obtuse
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Slow to learn or understand, not intelligently acute. (dumb, smart)
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Devious
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Indirect by departing from the accepted or proper way, often insincere. (oblique, direct)
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Orthodox
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Conforming to established doctrine esp. in religion.
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Spurious
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1. Plausible but false. 2. Not born from a married couple.
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Egregious
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very conspicuous, often bad. (flagrant, inconspicuous)
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Apprentice
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Someone working for an expert to learn the skilled practice needed for that occupation. (prentice)
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Timorous
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Timid by nature or revealing timidity. (fearful, bold)
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Hermetic
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Sealed, airtight. (tight, leaky)
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