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78 Cards in this Set
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Acumen [uh-kyoo-muhn]
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noun; keen, accurate judgment or insight
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Adulterate [uh-duhl-tuh-reyt]
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verb; to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Amalgamate [uh-mal-guh-meyt]
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verb; to combine several elements into a whole (noun: amalgamation)
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Archaic
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adjective; outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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Aver [uh-vur]
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verb; to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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Bolster [bohl-ster]
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verb; to provide support or reinforcement
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Bombastic [bom-bas-tik]
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adjective; pompous; grandiloquent (noun: bombast)
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Diatribe [dahy-uh-trahyb]
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noun; a harsh denunciation
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Dissemble
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verb; to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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Eccentric
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adjective; departing from norms or conventions
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Endemic
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adjective; characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people
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Evansescent
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adjective; tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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Exacerbate
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verb; to make worse or more severe
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Fervent
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adjective; greatly emotional or zealous (noun: fervor)
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Fortuitous [fowr-too-i-tuhs]
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adjective; happening by accident or chance
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Germane
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adjective; relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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Grandiloquence [gran-dil-uh-kwuhns]
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noun; pompous speech or expression (adj: grandiloquent)
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Hackneyed [hak-need]
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adjective; rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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Halcyon [hal-see-uhn]
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adjective; calm and peaceful
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Hedonism [heed-n-iz-uhm]
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noun; devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)
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Hegemony [hi-jem-uh-nee]
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noun; the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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Iconoclast [ahy-kon-uh-klast]
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noun; one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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Idolatrous [ahy-sol-uh-truhs]
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adjective; given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun: idolatry)
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Impassive
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adjective; revealing no emotion
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Imperturbable [im-per-tur-buh-buhl]
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adjective; marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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Implacable [im-plak-uh-buhl]
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adjective; not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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Impunity [im-pyoo-ni-tee]
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noun; immunity from punishment or penalty
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Inchoate [in-koh-it]
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adjective; in an initial stage; not fully formed
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Infelicitous [in-fuh-lis-i-tuhs]
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adjective; unfortunate; inappropriate
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Insipid
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adjective; without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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Loquacious [loh-kwey-shuhs]
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adjective; extremely talkative (noun: loquacity)
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Luminous
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adjective; characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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Malevolent [muh-lev-uh-luhnt]
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adjective; having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun: malevolence)
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Malleable
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adjective; capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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Mendacity [men-das-i-tee]
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noun; the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj: mendacious)
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Meticulous
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adjective; characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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Misanthrope [mis-uhn-throhp]
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noun; one who hates all other humans (adj: misanthropic)
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Mitigate [mit-i-geyt]
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verb; to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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Obdurate [ob-doo-rit]
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adjective; unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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Obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
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adjective; exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Occlude
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verb; to obstruct or block
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Opprobrium [uh-proh-bree-uhm]
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noun; disgrace; contempt; scorn
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Pedagogy [ped-uh-goh-jee]
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noun; the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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Pedantic [puh-dan-tik]
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adjective; overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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Penury [pen-yuh-ree]
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noun; poverty; destitution
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Pervasive
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adjective; having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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Pine
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verb; to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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Pirate
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verb; to illegally use or reproduce
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Pith
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noun; the essential or central part
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Pithy [pith-ee]
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adjective; precise and brief
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Placate [pley-keyt]
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verb; to appease; to calm by making concessions
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Platitute
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noun; a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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Plummet
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verb; to plunge or drop straight down
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Polemical [puh-lem-ik]
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adjective; controversial; argumentative
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Prodigal
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adjective; recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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Profuse
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adjective; given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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Proliferate
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verb; to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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Queries [kweer-ee]
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noun; questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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Querulous [kwer-uh-luhs]
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adjective; prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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Rancorous [rang-ker-uhs]
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adjective; characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun: rancor)
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Recalcitrant [ri-kal-si-truhnt]
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adjective; obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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Repudiate [ri-pyoo-dee-eyt]
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verb; to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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Rescind [ri-sind]
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verb; to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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Reverent
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adjective; marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun: reverence)
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Rhetoric
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noun; the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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Salubrious [suh-loo-bree-uhs]
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adjective; promoting health or well-being
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Solvent
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adjective; able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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Specious [spee-shuhs]
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adjective; seeming true but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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Spurious [spyoo-ee-uhs]
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adjective; lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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Subpoena [suh-pee-nuh]
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noun; a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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Succinct [suhk-singkt]
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adjective; brief; concise
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Superfluous [soo-pur-floo-uhs]
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adjective; exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Surfeit [sur-fit]
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noun/verb; an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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Tenacity
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noun; the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj: tenacious)
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Tenuous
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adjective; having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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Tirade
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noun; a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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Transient
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adjective; fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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Zealous
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adjective; fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)
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