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64 Cards in this Set
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Invincible
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Unable to be conquered
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Conducive
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Supportive; encouraging: helping to bring about.
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Protracted
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Extended in time; prolonged.
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Petulant
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Irritable or short tempered.
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Infraction
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Minor violation of a rule or law.
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Excise
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To cut out of; remove.
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Tome
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A large and serious book.
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Compunction
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Feeling of regret or remorse.
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Compel
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To force or strongly persuade; coerce.
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Conjecture
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A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence.
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Emissary
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An agent sent on a mission.
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Motive
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Cause for action.
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Viaduct
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A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley.
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Defer
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(1) To put aside until later.
(2) To yield respectfully. |
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Inference
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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
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Comportment
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Manner in which one acts or behaves.
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Envisage
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To imagine; to conceive of.
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Apparition
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An unreal figure; a ghost.
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Retrospective
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Looking backward over a period of time.
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Phenomenon
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A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented.
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Adherant
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A follower of a person or idea.
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Diffuse
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(1) Not concentrated or focused.
(2) To spread out or distribute. |
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Resolute
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Determined; steadfast.
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Diligent
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Hard-working and careful.
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Proficient
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Skilled at; highly knowledgeable of.
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Expound
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To explain or discuss in detail.
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Infrastructure
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The basic framework of a building or a system.
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Destitute
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Having no money; poor.
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Complacent
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Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved.
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Gratuitous
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Unnecessary or unwanted.
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Docile
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Easily taught; submissive to instruction.
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Temper
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To decrease the strength of.
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Tortuous
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Not direct or straightforward.
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Convoluted
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Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated.
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Inflexible
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Too unchangeable in character or purpose.
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Adverse
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Not helpful; harmful.
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Decriminalize
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To do away with legal penalties for.
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Culpable
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Deserving blame.
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Onus
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Burden or obligation.
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Approbation
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Praise or approval.
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Diffident
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Shy; not assertive.
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Fallacy
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A misleading or mistaken idea.
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Credible
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Able to be trusted in or believed.
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Dubious
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Uncertain; doubtful.
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Ultimate
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Surpassing all others; definitive.
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Infinite
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Without beginning or end.
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Novel
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New and different.
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Primal
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Original; dating from the beginning of existence.
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Erroneous
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Wrong or inaccurate.
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Degrade
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To lower in dignity or esteem; insult.
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Convene
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To call together; assemble.
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Cursory
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Hasty and superficial.
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Virtue
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Right action; moral goodness.
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Demographic
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Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender.
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Cosmopolitan
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Worldly or sophisticated.
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Civility
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Politeness; courteousness.
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Dictate
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(1) To speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded.
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Eloquent
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Powerful and expressive.
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Evocative
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Calling forth a vivid image or impression.
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Exclamatory
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Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone.
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Crux
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The most important or decisive point.
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Indolent
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Lazy; averse to work.
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Exacerbate
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To make worse or more severe.
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Fervor
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Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm.
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