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100 Cards in this Set
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broach
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verb: To talk or write about for the first time
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convene
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verb: To meet formally
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debut
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noun: The beginning of a career
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embark
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verb: To set out on a venture
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generate
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verb: To cause or create
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incipient
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adj: In an early stage
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initiative
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noun: The power to begin or follow through with a plan
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innovation
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noun: A creative act
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novice
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noun: A beginner
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overture
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noun: An act that indicates readiness to undertake a course of action
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ambiguous
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adj: Unclear
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baffle
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verb: To puzzle
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convoluted
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adj: Coiled or twisted
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dilemma
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noun: A situation forcing a choice between two alternatives that are often difficult or unpleasant
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enigma
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noun: A puzzle
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intricate
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adj: Complex
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labyrinth
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noun: A maze
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quandary
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noun: A state of doubt
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soluble
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adj: Capable of being solved
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tactic
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noun: A strategy
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abnormal
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adj: Not normal
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conventional
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adj: customary
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idiosyncrasy
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noun: An unusual habit or one particular person
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orthodox
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adj: Adhearing to commonly accepted tradition
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precedent
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noun: An action that can be used as and example for subsequent similar cases
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prevalent
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adj: Widespread
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prosaic
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adj: Ordinary
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quaint
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adj: Charmingly old-fashioned
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rarity
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noun: Something special or uncommon, usually valued
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singular
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adj: Out of the ordinary
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comprehensive
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adj: Covering completely or broadly
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dearth
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noun: A scarcity or lack
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deficient
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adj: Not up to normal standards
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deficit
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noun: A shortage
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exhaustive
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adj: Thorough
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integral
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adj: Essential for completeness
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paltry
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adj: Meager
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plethora
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noun: Superabundance
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replenish
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verb: To fill again
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scant
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adj: Being just short of full measure
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cosmopolitan
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adj: Sophisticated in an international way
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geopolitics
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noun: The study of the relationship between geography and politics
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impolitic
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adj: Unwise
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megalopolis
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noun: A unified urban region comprising several large cities
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metropolitan
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adj: Pertaining to a major city
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policy
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noun: A general plan
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politico
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noun: An informal name for a politician
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suburban
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adj: Characteristic of the suberbs
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urban
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adj: Like a city
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urbane
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adj: Elegantly polite and sophisticated
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behold
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verb: To gaze at
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discernment
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noun: Sharpness in selecting
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envision
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verb: To picture in the mind
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foresee
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verb: To see or to know beforehand
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gape
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verb: To stare in amazement with the mouth open
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impressionistic
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adj: Pertaining to a highly personalized response to art as opposed to a response based on reason or fact
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insight
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noun: The ability to see the true nature of something
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myopia
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noun: Nearsightedness
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perceptive
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adj: Knowing
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survey
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verb: To look at broadly
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devious
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adj: Tricky
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duplicity
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noun: Deliberate trickery by speaking in two different ways concerning the same matter
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ficticous
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adj: False
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guileless
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adj: simple
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gullible
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adj: easily fooled
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hypocritical
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adj: Insincere
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masquerade
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verb: To wear a mask
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overt
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adj: Open and observable
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reputable
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adj: Having a good name
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veracity
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noun: Devotion to the truth
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bland
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adj: Mild
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culinary
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adj: Pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
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delectable
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adj: Delicious
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devour
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verb: To eat up greedily
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edible
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adj: Suitable for eating
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epicure
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noun: A person with refined tastes in food and drink
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morsel
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noun: A small amount of food
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pungent
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adj: Sharp or Strong
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quaff
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verb: To drink heartily and deeply of
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ravenous
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adj: Extremely hungry
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boycott
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verb: To take part in an organized group refusal to use a product as a means of protest
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galvanize
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verb: To stir to action
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jovial
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adj: Sociable
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macadam
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noun: A paving material
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maverick
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noun: Someone who is independent-minded
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mentor
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noun: A trusted counselor
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nemesis
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noun: Something that is the source of just punishment
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odyssey
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noun: A long, wandering journey
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quixotic
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adj: Idealistic
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tantalize
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verb: To tease by presenting something desirable while it is out of reach
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archaic
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adj: Ancient
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argot
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noun: A secret language
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connotation
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noun: The mental connections suggested by a word that go beyond its literal meaning or dictionary definition
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denotation
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noun: The exact meaning of a word
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idiom
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noun: An expression having a special meaning that is not clear from the usual meaning or the words
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jargon
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noun: Confusing
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semantics
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noun: The study of historical changes in the meanings of words
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slang
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noun: HIghly informal language that occures most often in casual conversation
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standard
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adj: Commonly used
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vernacular
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noun: The normal spoken language of a country or reagion
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