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30 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness or keeness; wit
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axiomatic
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unquestionably true
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consummate
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supremely skilled; complete
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cunning
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deceptive
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propensity
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a natural tendency to do something
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rationalize
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to justify something; to explain away
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rebuttal
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counter-arguement
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repudiate
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to argue against; to reject as invalid or untrue
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synthesis
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combining of elements into a unified compound; acheived with little effort
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hypothetical
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supposed, theoretical
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inept
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lacking skill or aptitude
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presuppose
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presume; to suppose before hand
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proficient
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to be good at something; adept or skilled
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definitive
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most reliable; precise; having a complete form
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deft
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skillful at something
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empirical
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proven by knowledge
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endowment
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gift of money
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facile
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easily accomplished
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verifiable
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proven to be to or accurate
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incompetent
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incapable; lacking ability
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pneumo, pneum
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air, lung - pneumonia
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podo, -pod, poda, pod-
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feet - tripod
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polis, polit, poli
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city - metropolis
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poly-
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many - polygon
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-poly, pole, polism, polist, polistic
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selling - monopoly
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pro, por
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in favor of - pro-choice
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pseudo, pseud
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fake - pseudonym
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psycho, -psych, psych-
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mind - psychotic
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pyro, pyr
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fire -pyromaniac
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sarco, -sarc, sarcous, sarc-
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mummify -sarcophagus
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