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71 Cards in this Set
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ACUMEN (noun)
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keen, accurate judgment or insight
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ADULTERATE (verb)
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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ARCHAIC (adj)
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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time
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AVER (verb)
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to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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BOLSTER (verb)
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to provide support or reinforcement
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BOMBASTIC (adj)
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pompous; grandiloquent (noun form bombast)
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DIATRIBE (noun)
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a harsh denunciation
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DISSEMBLE (verb)
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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ECCENTRIC (adj)
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departing from norms or conventions
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ENDEMIC (adj)
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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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EVANESCENT (adj)
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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EXACERBATE (verb)
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to make worse or more severe
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FERVENT (adj)
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greatly emotional or zealous (noun form fervor)
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FORTUITOUS (adj)
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happening by accident or chance
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GERMANE (adj)
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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GRANDILOQUENCE (noun)
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pompous speech or expression (adj form grandiloquent)
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HACKNEYED (adj)
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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HALCYON (adj)
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calm and peaceful
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HEDONISM (noun)
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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HEGEMONY (noun)
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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ICONOCLAST (noun)
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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IDOLATROUS (adj)
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun form idolatry)
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IMPASSIVE (adj)
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revealing no emotion
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IMPERTURBABLE (adj)
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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IMPLACABLE (adj)
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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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IMPUNITY (noun)
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immunity from punishment or penalty
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INCHOATE (adj)
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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INFELICITOUS (adj)
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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INSIPID (adj)
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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LOQUACIOUS (adj)
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extremely talkative (noun form loquacity)
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LUMINOUS (adj)
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characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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MALEVOLENT (adj)
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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun form malevolence)
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MALLEABLE (adj)
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capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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MENDACITY (noun)
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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj form mendacious)
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MISANTHROPE (noun)
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one who hates all other humans (adj form misanthropic)
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MITIGATE (verb)
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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OBDURATE (adj)
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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable (resistant to be touched by feelings)
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OBSEQUIOUS (adj)
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; full of or exhibiting servile compliance
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OCCLUDE (verb)
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to obstruct or block
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OPPROBRIUM (noun)
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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PEDAGOGY (noun)
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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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PEDANTIC (adj)
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the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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PENURY (noun)
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poverty; destitution
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PINE (verb)
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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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PITH (noun)
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the essential or central part
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PITHY (adj)
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precise and brief
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PLACATE (verb)
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to appease; to calm by making concessions
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PLATITUDE (noun)
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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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POLEMICAL (adj)
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controversial; argumentative
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PRODIGAL (adj)
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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PROFUSE (adj)
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given to or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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PROLIFERATE (verb)
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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QUERIES (noun)
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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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QUERULOUS (adj)
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish (easily irritated or annoyed)
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RANCOROUS (adj)
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form rancor)
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RECALCITRANT (adj)
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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REPUDIATE (verb)
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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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RESCIND (verb)
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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract (to make void)
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RHETORIC (noun)
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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SALUBRIOUS (adj)
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promoting health or well-being
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SOLVENT (adj)
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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SPECIOUS (adj)
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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SPURIOUS (adj)
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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SUCCINT (adj)
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brief; concise
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SUPERFLUOUS (adj)
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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SURFEIT (noun/verb)
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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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TENACITY (noun)
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj form tenacious)
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TENUOUS (adj)
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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TIRADE (adj)
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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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TRANSIENT (adj)
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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ZEALOUS (adj)
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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause (zealot)
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