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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time |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