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20 Cards in this Set
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Abjure
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to renounce under oath, forswear
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Belie
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to picture falsely, misrepresent
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Chicanery
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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Deciduous
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falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth
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Enervate
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to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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Facetious
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playfully jocular; humorous
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Gauche
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lackign social polish, tactless
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Hegemony
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the predominant influence, as of a group, over others (sexism, racism)
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Impeach
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to accuse, to charge a public official with improper conduct in office
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Jejune
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not interesting, dull
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Kinetic
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of, relating to, or produced by motion
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Laissez Faire
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noninterference in the affairs of others
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Metamorphosis
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a transformation as by magic or sorcery
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Nihilism
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an extreme force of skepticism that denies all existence
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Obsequious
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full of or exibiting servile compliance
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Paradigm
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one that serves as a pattern or model
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Quotidian
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everyday, commonplace
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Recapitulate
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to repeat in concise form
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Sanguine
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cheerfully confident, optimistic
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Tautology
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needless repetition of the same sense in different words
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