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35 Cards in this Set
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fledgling
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an immature or inexperiened peron
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Forlorn
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Sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion
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formidable
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having qualities that discourage approach or attack
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fortuitous
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occurring by chance
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furtive
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obtained underhandedly or secretive
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galvanize
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to react as if stimulated by an electric shock
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garbled
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to create a wrong impression or change the meaning
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garner
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to gather into storage
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garrulous
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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gratuitous
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given unearned or without recompense
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guile
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: deceitful cunning
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hackneyed
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lacking in freshness or originality
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haphazard
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marked by lack of plan, order, or direction or chance
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hedonist
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the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
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heretic
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one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine
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hierarchy
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the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing
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hyperbole
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extravagant exaggeration
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iconoclast
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a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
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immaterial
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not consisting of matter
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imminent
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ready to take place
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immutable
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not capable of or susceptible to change
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impartial
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not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
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impassive
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giving no sign of feeling or emotion
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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implausible
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no superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
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inadvertent
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not focusing the mind on a matter
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent( open to view)
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incisive
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impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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incongruous
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lacking congruity: not harmonious
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incontrovertible
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not open to question
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inadvertent
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not focusing the mind on a matter
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent( open to view)
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incisive
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impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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incongruous
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lacking congruity: not harmonious
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incontrovertible
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not open to question
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