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14 Cards in this Set
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efficacy
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ability to bring about intended results
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elucidate
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to shed light upon
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truculent
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disposed to fight; pugnacious
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baleful
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harmful or malignant in intent
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scurrilous
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foul-mouthed
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evince
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to show or demonstrate clearly ("this is evidenced by")
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saturnine
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melancholy or sullen in disposition (Hamlet)
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solicit
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to seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty
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timorous
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timid
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obtuse
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lacking in perception or intellect
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sedulous
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persevering and constant in careful effort or application
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squalid
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having a dirty or wretched appearance; morally repulsive
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obsequious
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servile compliant; fawning
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furtive
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characterized by stealth, surreptitious; expressive of hidden motives or purposes, shifty
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