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53 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen judgment
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adulterate
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reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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aver
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to state as a fact, declare
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bombastic
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pompous
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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conceal
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evanescent
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like vapor, disappear
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fervent
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emotional, zealous
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fortuitous
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happen by accident
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent use
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halcyon
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calm
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hedonism
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pursuit of pleaaure
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hegemony
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consistent dominance of one state, ideology over others
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idolatrous
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excessive devotion to something
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imperturbable
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impassivity
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or changed
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impunity
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immunity
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inchoate
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an initial stage, not fully formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate, inappropriate
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insipid
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bland lacking in flavor
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mitigate
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make less severe, moderate
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obdurate
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unyielding, hard hearted
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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to obstruct
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opprobrium
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disgrace, contempt
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching
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pedantic
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show offish about ones knowledge
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penury
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poverty
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pith
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central part
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pithy
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precise brief
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platitudes
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superficial remarks
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polemical
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controversial
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prodigal
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extravagant, recklessly wasteful, profuse
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profuse
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extravagant
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querulous
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prone to grumbling
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rancorous
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long lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority
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repudiate
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disown
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reverent
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awe respect
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rhetoric
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study of effective use of language for communication
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salubrious
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promoting health
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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specious
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seeming true but being false
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spurious
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lacking authenticity
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succinct
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brief
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient
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surfeit
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excess
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tenacity
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persistence
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tenuous
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little strength substance
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