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78 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen, accurate judgement or insight
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adulterate
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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to combine several ingredients into a while
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archaic
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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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aver
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to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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pompous, grandiloquent
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal, to mislead
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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exacerbate
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to worsen or make more severe
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to pleasure of the senses (hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
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immunity from punishment or penality
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inchoate
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(adj) 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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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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loquacious
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extremely talkative (n loquacity)
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luminous
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characterized by brightness and emission of light
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malevolent
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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malleable
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capable or being shaped for formed; tractable; pliable
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj mendacious)
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meticulous
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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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obdurate
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(adj) unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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pedantic
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show off-ish about one's knowledge
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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pervasive
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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the essential or central part
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pithy
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precise and brief
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placate
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to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meangingful
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plummet
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to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse
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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (n rancor)
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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to refuse to having anything to do with; to disown
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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
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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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promoting 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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seeming 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 or testimony
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succinct
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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 overabundant 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
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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, devoted to a cause
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