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20 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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(n.) keenness of insight; quickness or accuracy of judgement
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adjudicate
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(v.) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal
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anachronism
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(n.) a chronological misplacing of events, objects, customs, or persons in regard to each other
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apocryphal
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(adj.) of doubtful or questionable authenticity
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disparity
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(n.) a difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness
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dissimulate
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(v.) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions
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empirical
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(adj.) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience, observation, or experiment, rather than by theory; so verifiable
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flamboyant
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(adj.) highly elaborate or ornate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant or bold
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fulsome
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(adj.) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
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immolate
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(v.) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renouce for the sake of another
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imperceptible
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(adj.) extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses of the mind
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lackey
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(n.) a uniformed male servant; a servile follower
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liaison
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(n.) the contact or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contact; any close relationship; a thickening or binding agent used in cooking
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monolithic
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(adj.) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity
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mot juste
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(n.) the most suitable or exact word or expression
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nihilism
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(n.) a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; extreme radicalism
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patrician
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(n.) a member of the ruling class; a person of high or noblew rank or of prominent social standing; (adj.) belonging to, befitting, or characteristic of such a person
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propitiate
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(v.) to make someone or something favorably inclined toward oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease
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sic
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(adv.) thus so; intentionally written so
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sublimate
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(v.) to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel
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