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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity
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sharpness (mental or visual)
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Braggart
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someone who boasts
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Debunking
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exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
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typified; characterized; personified
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Hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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Languish
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decay; fade away; get weaker
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Obsequious
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servile; submissive
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Pomemical
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causing debate or argument
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Thwart
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prevent; frustrate
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Acrophobia
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fear of heights
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Bourgeois
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middle class
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Debility
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weakness; incapacity
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Hiatus
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interruption; pause
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Poised
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calm; collected; self-possessed
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Resplendent
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shining; glowing
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Equivocate
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speakambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Boorish
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ill-mannered
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Respite
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a break; intermission
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Terse
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concise; to the point
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Lance
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spear; spike; javelin
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