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58 Cards in this Set
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Mobility
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Ability to move or be moved
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resourceful
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Able to find solutions
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persecution
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tormenting a person because of his or her belilfes
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or meaning
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unwitting
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unaware
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arrogance
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overconfidence
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indomitable
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unable to be subdues or overcome
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unprecendented
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without parallel
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witty
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clever or amusing
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urbane
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highly sophisticated
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stanza
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section of a poem
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mundane
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ordinary or commonplace
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methodical
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orderly, having a set system
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torpid
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without energy, sluggish
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plagiarist
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a person who presents someone else's work as his or her own
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transcendent
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going beyond known limits
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marred
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impaired the perfection of
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succinct
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brief, concise
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serene
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calm, peacful
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implausible
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not possible, not imaginable
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infallible
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unable to be proven wrong
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vociferous
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loud
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tirade
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a long, harsh, often abusive speech
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soporific
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causing sleep
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resolute
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strongly determined
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ingenuity
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cleverness, originality
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meticulous
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very careful, attentive to details
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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sullen
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sad, sulky
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verbosity
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the use of too many words
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supremacy
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the state of being supreme, or having the most power
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renounce
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to give up or put aside
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slothful
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lazy
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rectify
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fix, correct
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sanctuary
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a safe place or a room for worship
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utility
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usefulness
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opaque
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not transparent, hard to understand
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provoke
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anger, arouse, bring to action
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unheralded
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unnoticed or unappreciated
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Vigor
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energy, vitality
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esoteric
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known only by a select few
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pioneer
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N. a leader in a field
V. to lead the way in a field |
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detrimental
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causing damage or harm
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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novel
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original, new and different
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conformity
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the act of becoming similar or identical to
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wry
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dryly humorous
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vivid
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sharp, intense, making an impression on the senses
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innate
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existing in a person since birth; part of the character of something
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inaudible
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too quiet to be heard
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provincial
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having a narrow scope
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taciturn
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being of few words
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reticent
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untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak
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predecessor
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a person who precedes another in an office or a position
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prevailing
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generally accepted, having superior power
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traitor
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one who betrays a person, cause or country
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