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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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(n) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
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agnostic
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(n) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic (adj) without faith; skeptical
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concord
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(n) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
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diatribe
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(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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enervate
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(v) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; impair
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exigency
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(n) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
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fiat
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(n) an arbitrary order or decree; anact of will or consciousness
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glean
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(v) to gather bit by bit;to gather small quantities if grain left in a field by the reapers
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hallow
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(v) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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inane
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(adj) silly, empty of meaning or value
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incumbent
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(adj) obligatory, required (n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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intermittent
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(adj) stopping and beginning again; sporadic
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mordant
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(adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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mundane
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(adj) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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neophyte
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(n) a new convert, beginner, novice
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penchant
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(n) a strong attraction or inclination
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pusillanimous
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(adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited
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sumptuous
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(adj) costly, rich, magnificent
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surveillance
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(n) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
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travesty
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(n) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex (v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
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