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24 Cards in this Set
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cogitate
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think over;consider with care;ponder
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crux
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most important point;essential part
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deduce
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derive by reasoning;infer
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eclectic
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choosing(ideas,methods,ect.)from various sorces
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heterodox
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rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical; noncomformist
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orthodox
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generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved
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paradox
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a self-contradictory statement which may nevertheless be true
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plausible
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superficially true or reasonable; apparently trustworthy
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rationalize
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invent excuses for ones actions, desires, failures, ect.
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sophistry
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clever but deceptive reasoning
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specious
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apparently reasonable but not really so
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tenable
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capable of being maintaned or defended
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sinuous
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bending in and out; winding; serpentine
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grave
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deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous
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nugatory
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of little or no value; trifling; worthless;usless
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paltry
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practically worthless; trashy; piddling; petty
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relevent
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pertinent
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demure
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falsely modest or serious; grave; prim
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modest
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unpretentious
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brazen
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shameless; impudent
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ostentatious
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pretentious
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overweening
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thinking too highly of oneself; arrogant; presumptuous
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pert
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too free in speech or action; bold; saucy; impertent
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vanity
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condition of being too vain about one's appearance or achievements; conceit
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