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41 Cards in this Set
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs to
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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credulous
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gullible; too trusting
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right; to free from error
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erratic
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unpredictable and wandering
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eulogy
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speech in praise of someone
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euphemism
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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exculpate
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to clear from blame, prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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florid
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excessively decorated and embellished
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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homogenous
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of a similar kind
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iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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inundate
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to overwhelm, to cover with water
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obviate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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opprobrium
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public disgrace
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way, indifferent
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precipitate
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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propitiate
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to conciliate, to appease
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repudiate
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to reject the validity of
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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