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16 Cards in this Set
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rescind
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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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reverent
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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun: reverence)
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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promotin health or well-being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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specious
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seeimg true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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spurious
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena
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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succient
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brief; concise
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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an overabundent supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj: tenacious)
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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zealous
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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devotion to a cause (zealot)
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