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40 Cards in this Set
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Myopic
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Short-Sighted
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Ratiocinate
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To Think, Contemplate
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Render
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To Say or To Make
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Recapitulate
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To Repeat, Reiterate
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Verbose
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Wordy
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Gregarious
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Sociable
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Elocution
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The Art of Public Speaking
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Circumlocution
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Indirect Language
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Recalcitrant
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Defiant
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Cogent
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Intelligent, Viable
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Seminal
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Original, Ground-Breaking
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Meritorious
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Deserving of Praise or Merit
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Redact
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To Revise, Edit
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Tedious
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Boring, Dull
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Tome
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A Large Book
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Peruse
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To Examine Carefully
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Entomology
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The Study of Insects
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Ostracize
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To Exclude From a Community
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Pariah
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An Outcast
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Persevere
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To Persist, Remain Constant
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Latent
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Present but Hidden
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Burgeon
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To Come Forth, Blossom
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Diligent
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Careful, Showing Care
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Paragon
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Model of Perfection
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Commodious
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Spacious, Roomy
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Clairvoyant
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Able to See and Detect Things that Others Cannot
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Cosmopolitan
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Worldly, Sophisticated
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Vast
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Enormous, Immense
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Voluminous
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Large, Ample
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Exorbitant
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Excessive
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Extravagant
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Excessive, Over the Top
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Colossus
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An Enormous Structure
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Synopsis
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A Summary
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Cadence
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Rhythm
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Cavort
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To Prance, Dance About
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Boisterous
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Loud, Energetic
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Placate
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To Soothe, Appease
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Daft
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Insane, Foolish
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Deft
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Skilled, Adept
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