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78 Cards in this Set
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acumen |
keen, accurate judgement or insight |
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adulterate |
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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amalgamate |
to combine several elements into a whole |
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archaic |
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time |
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aver |
to state as a fact; to declar or assert |
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bolster |
to provide support or reinforcement |
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bombastic |
pompous; grandiloquent |
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diatribe |
a harsh denunciation |
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dissemble |
to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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eccentric |
departing from norms or conventions |
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endemic |
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
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evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
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exacerbate |
to make worse or more severe |
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fervent |
greatly emotional or zealous |
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fortuitous |
happening by accident or chance |
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germane |
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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grandiloquence |
pompous speech or expression |
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hackneyed |
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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halcyon |
calm and peaceful |
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hedonism |
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses |
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hegemony |
the consistent dominance of one state or group over others |
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iconoclast |
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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idolatrous |
given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
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impassive |
revealing no emotion |
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imperturbable |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness |
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implacable |
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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impunity |
immunity from punishment or penalty |
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inchoate |
in an initial stage; not fully formed |
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infelicitous |
unfortunate; inappropriate |
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insipid |
lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challengel |
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loquacious |
extremely talkative |
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luminous |
characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
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malevolent |
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
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malleable |
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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mendacity |
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
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meticulous |
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
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misanthrope |
one who hates all other humans |
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mitigate |
to make or become less sever or intense; to moderate |
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obdurate |
unyielding; hardhearted; intractableo |
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obsequious |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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occlude |
to obstruct or block |
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opprobrium |
disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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pedagogy |
the profission or principles of teaching, or instructing |
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pedantic |
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge |
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penury |
poverty; destitution |
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pervasive |
having the tendence to permeate or spread throughoutp |
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pine |
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vior |
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pirate |
to illegally use or reproduce |
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pith |
the essential or central part |
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pithy |
precise and brief |
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placate |
to appease; to calm by making concessions |
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platitude |
a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
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plummet |
to plunge or drop straight down |
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polemical |
controversial; argumentative |
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prodigal |
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavishp |
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profuse |
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant |
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proliferate |
to grow or increase switfly and abundantly |
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queries |
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservationso |
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querulous |
prome to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
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rancorous |
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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recalcitrant |
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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repudiate |
to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
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rescind |
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract |
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reverent |
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect |
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rhetoric |
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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salubrious |
promoting health and well-being |
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solvent |
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
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specious |
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
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spurious |
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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subpoena |
a court order requiring apperance and/or testimony |
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succinct |
brief; concise |
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superfluous |
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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surfeit |
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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tenacity |
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination |
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tenuous |
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
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tirade |
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
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transient |
fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
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zealous |
fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause |
