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30 Cards in this Set
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opaque |
not easily understood |
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forthcoming |
as promised |
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espouse |
to support |
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incorrigible |
cannot correct |
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denigrate |
talk bad about |
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idiosyncracy |
peculiar |
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apocryphal |
questionable; probably not real |
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abstruse |
hard to understand |
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unscrupulus |
no principles |
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provincial |
limited point of view |
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acerbic |
harsh words |
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exacting |
accuracy |
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petulant |
easily irritated |
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largess |
very generous |
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construe |
interpreted in a certain way |
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ingratiate |
gain favor |
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contingent |
noun - a group of people adj - depend upon |
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pundit |
scholar in a field |
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expound |
to clarify |
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confound |
confuse |
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hackneyed |
average and overused |
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temperance |
avoiding excess |
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intransigent |
unwilling to change |
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underscore |
give extra weight |
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pedantic |
focus on unimportant things |
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exalt |
praise |
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adamant |
refusing to change ones mind |
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prolixity |
long and boring talking |
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edification |
spreading knowledge |
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ornate |
complex |
