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71 Cards in this Set
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Abhor- v. to hate very, very much; to detest
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Belittle- v. to make to seem little; to put someone down
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Candor- n. truthfulness; sincere honesty
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Debauchery- n. wild living; excessive intemperance
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Elicit- v. to bring out; to call forth
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Faction- n. a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause
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Gesticulate- v. to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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Heresy- n. any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief
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Abject- adj. hopeless; extremely sad; defeated
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Belligerent- adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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Capricious- adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Debilitate- v. to weaken; to cripple
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Effusion- n. a pouring forth
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Fastidious- adj. meticulous; demanding; finicky
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Grandiose- adj. absurdly exaggerated
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Hiatus- n. a break or interruption, often from work
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Absolve- v. to forgive or free from blame; to be free from sin; to be free from an obligation
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Bemused- adj. confused; bewildered
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Callow- adj. immature
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Decimate- v. to kill or destroy a large part of
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Egocentric- adj. selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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Fatuous- adj. foolish; silly; idiotic
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Gratuitous- adj. given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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Hierarchy- n. an organization based on rank or degree; ordered by class or rank, etc.
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Abhor-
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v. to hate very, very much; to detest
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Candor
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- n. truthfulness; sincere honesty
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Debauchery
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- n. wild living; excessive intemperance
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Elicit-
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v. to bring out; to call forth
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Faction
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- n. a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause
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Gesticulate
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- v. to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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Heresy
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- n. any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief
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Abject- adj. hopeless; extremely sad; defeated
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10.
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Belligerent- adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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Capricious- adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Debilitate- v. to weaken; to cripple
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Effusion- n. a pouring forth
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Fastidious- adj. meticulous; demanding; finicky
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Grandiose- adj. absurdly exaggerated
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Hiatus- n. a break or interruption, often from work
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Absolve- v. to forgive or free from blame; to be free from sin; to be free from an obligation
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18.
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Bemused- adj. confused; bewildered
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19.
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Callow- adj. immature
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20.
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Decimate- v. to kill or destroy a large part of
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21.
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Egocentric- adj. selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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Fatuous- adj. foolish; silly; idiotic
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23.
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Gratuitous- adj. given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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24.
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Hierarchy- n. an organization based on rank or degree; ordered by class or rank, etc.
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Abhor
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v. to hate very, very much; to detest
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Belittle
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v. to make to seem little; to put someone down
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Candor
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n. truthfulness; sincere honesty
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Debauchery
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n. wild living; excessive intemperance
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Elicit
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v. to bring out; to call forth
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Faction
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n. a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause
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Gesticulate
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v. to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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Heresy
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n. any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief
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Abject
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adj. hopeless; extremely sad; defeated
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Belligerent
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adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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Capricious
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adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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Debilitate
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v. to weaken; to cripple
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Effusion
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n. a pouring forth
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Fastidious
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adj. meticulous; demanding; finicky
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Grandiose
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adj. absurdly exaggerated
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Hiatus
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n. a break or interruption, often from work
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Absolve
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v. to forgive or free from blame; to be free from sin; to be free from an obligation
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Bemused
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adj. confused; bewildered
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Callow
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adj. immature
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Decimate
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v. to kill or destroy a large part of
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Egocentric
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adj. selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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Fatuous
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adj. foolish; silly; idiotic
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Gratuitous
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adj. given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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Hierarchy
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n. an organization based on rank or degree; ordered by class or rank, etc.
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