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48 Cards in this Set
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Counterpoint |
Use of contrast in a work of art |
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Buttress |
To support |
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Candor |
Honest and direct communication |
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Abated |
To get smaller |
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Assent |
Agreement |
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Peril |
Grave risk; danger |
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Mollifies |
To sooth or pacify |
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Simulacrum |
Imitation |
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Dilettante |
Dabble |
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Ideologues |
Uncompromising advocates of an ideology |
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Acumen |
Skill of making good judgements |
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Confounding |
Surprising |
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Vacuity |
Empty headedness |
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Veracity |
Truthfulness |
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Arresting |
Impressive |
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Hackneyed |
Unoriginal |
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Eminence |
Great importance |
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Dissolution |
Dissolving or ending something |
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Balkanized |
Divided into hostile groups |
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Denigrate |
Dismiss or belittle |
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Besmirch |
Attack the honor of something |
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Maladroitness |
Ineffective or clumsy |
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Coalesced |
Combine distinct elements |
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Ironclad |
Rigid or fixed |
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Amended |
Added |
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Sophistry |
Fallacious argument |
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Sinecure |
A position that requires little work but provides financial benefit |
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Volubility |
Talkative |
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Serendipity |
Fortunate accident |
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Salubrious |
Healthy |
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Redacted |
Draft or make ready for publication |
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Insinuate |
Subtly suggest |
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Disquieting |
Disturbing |
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Martyr |
Someone who suffers or is killed for a cause |
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Perennial |
Endure |
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Pervades |
Spreads through |
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Dauntless |
Not scared |
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Trepidation |
Sense of fear |
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Rhetoric |
Persuasive speaking |
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Urbanity |
Polite, confident or polished |
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Asceticism |
A lifestyle of extreme self denial |
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Asperity |
Harshness in tone or temper |
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Dissolute |
Lax in morals |
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Impudent |
Disrespectful |
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Assuage |
Make something less painful or severe |
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Ubiquitous |
Existing everywhere |
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Compatible |
Edible |
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Maladies |
Diseases |
