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22 Cards in this Set
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encomium
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(n) a formal expression of praise; a lavish tribute
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coherent
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(adj) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible; meaningful
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belabor
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(v) to work excessively; to thrash soundly
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eschew
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(adj) to avoid; shun; keep away from
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acquisitive
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(adj) ab;e to retain ideas or information concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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emulate
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(v) to irritate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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arrogate
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(v) to claim or take without right
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banal
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(adj) hackneyed; trite; commomplace
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excoriation
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(n) a strong denunciation; the act of state of stripping or wearing off the skin
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congeal
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(v) to change from liquid to solid; thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
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carping
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(adj) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way
(n) petty, nagging criticism |
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substantiate
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(v) to establish by evidence; prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
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temporize
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(v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
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largesse
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(n) generosity in givin; lavish or bountiful contributions
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tenable
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(adj) capable of being held or defended
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insatiable
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(adj) so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied
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reconnaissance
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(n) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
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germane
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(adj) relevant; appropriate; apropos
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ramify
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(v) to divide and spread out like branches to seperate into divisions
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to compromise; irreconcilable
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taciturn
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(adj) habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little
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invidious
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(adj) offensive; hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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