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24 Cards in this Set
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rhetoric
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use (sometimes exaggerated) of language
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clique
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small, exclusive group of people
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extol
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praise highly
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mentor
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counselor, coach, tutor
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facile
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easily accomplished or attained
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to live in a fool's paradise
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to be happy without a real basis
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cant
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insincere or almost meaningless talk
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umbrage
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resentment, offense
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magnanimous
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generous, noble
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vilify
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malign, slander
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elucidate
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to make clear
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the sum and substance
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the heart or substantial part
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vapid
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uninteresting, dull
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unwieldy
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bulky, difficult to handle
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proximity
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nearness
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lassitude
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weariness, weakness
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vitiate
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destroy the use or value
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on pins and needles
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to be on the edge, jumpy
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augment
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enlarge, increase
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fatuous
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foolish, silly, inane
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contort
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twist violently
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repertoire
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works that an artist is ready to perform
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imperceptible
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extremely slight or gradual
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to have at one's fingertips
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to have thorough knowledge, to have ready
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