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30 Cards in this Set
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Arbitrary
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Autocratic, despotic, tyrannical, proceeding from a whim or fancy
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Axiom
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Self-evident, maxim
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Bigoted
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Intolerant, narrow-minded
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Criterion
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standard, rule or test for judging
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Crux
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most important point, essential part
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Dogmatic
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Asserting opinions as if they were facts, opinionated, asserted without proof, doctrine
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Eclectic
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Choosing from various sources, selevtive
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Hypothetical
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supposed
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Orthodox
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Generally accepted, especially in religion, conventional, approved
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Paradoxical
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having the characteristics of a paradox
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Plausible
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apparently trustworthy, superficially true or reasonable
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Preposterous
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senseless, absurd, irrational
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Sophistry
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clever but deceptive resoning
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specious
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superficially true, reasonable, attractive, or just, but not really so
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tenable
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capable of being maintained or defended
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Amorphous
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shapeless, having no definite form, unorganzied
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concave
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curved inward, creating a hollow space
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by hammering, as a metal
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sinuous
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bending in and out, winding serptinine
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nugatory
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of little or no value, trifling, worthless, useless
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paltry
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pratically worthless, trashy, piddling pretty
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paramount
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chief, above other, supreme
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coy
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pretending to be shy
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diffedent
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lacking self-confidence, unduly timid, shy
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staid
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settled, of quiet dispostion, sedate
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brazen
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shamless, impudent
made of brass or bronze |
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ostentatious
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done to impress others, showy, pretentious
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overweening
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thinking to highly of oneself, arrogant, presumptuos
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pert
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too free in speech or action, bold, saucy, impertinent
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vainglorious
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excessively proud or boastful, elated by vanity
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