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20 Cards in this Set
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abject
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(adj) degraded; base, contemptible, cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
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bastion
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(n) a fortified place, stronghold
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depraved
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(adj) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
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derelict
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(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
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disarray
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(n) disorder, confusion; (v) to throw into disorder
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equity
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(n) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim
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fecund
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(adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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flotsam
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(n) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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garner
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(v) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
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ignominy
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(n) shame and disgrace
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incarcerate
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(v) to imprison, confine, jail
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indubitable
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(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied
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ludicrous
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(adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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motif
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(n) a principle idea, feature, theme or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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overweening
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(adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
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pecuniary
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(adj) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
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plenary
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(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials, absolute; attended by all qualified members
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sophistry
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(n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
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stratagem
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(n) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end.
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testy
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(adj) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
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