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29 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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sparing/moderate in eating/drinking; TEMPERATE
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inebriated
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to make drunk; intoxicate
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flotsam
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part of wreckage of a ship found floating in water
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jetsam
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goods case overboard deliberately to lighten vessel in emergency
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carrion
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rottenness; dead and putrefying fish
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expurgate
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to amend by removing words/passages deemed offensive; BOWLDERIZE
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purge
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to rid of w/e is impure/undesirable
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slattern
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a slovenly, untidy woman/girl
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juxtaposition
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the state of being close together or side by side
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propinquity
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nearness in place; close in relation
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arbitrary
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unreasonable;unspported; CAPRICIOUS
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axiomatic
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self-evident; obvious
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cogitate
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to think hard; ponder
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crux
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vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point
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dogmatic
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asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; OPIONATED
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eclectic
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selecting or choosing from various sources
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fallacious
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deceptive; misleading
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heterodox
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not in ocordance with the accepted doctrine/philosophy
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orthodox
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conforming to approved form of doctrine/philosophy
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idubitable
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unquestionable; cannot be doubted; INCONTROVERTIBLE
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plausible
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having an appearance of truth/reason
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rationalize
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to invent plausible explanations for acts, opinions that are based on other cuases
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sophistry
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a false argument; seems plausible but isn't
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specious
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apparantly good or right though lacking real merit
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability; shy
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staid
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sedate character; not CAPRICIOUS
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ostentatious
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conspicuous show in an attempt to impress; PRETENTIOUS
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brazen
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shameless
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pert
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boldly forward in speech; saucy
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