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76 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen, accurate insight
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adulterate
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reduce purity by combining with ingredients
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amalgamate
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combine several elements into a whole
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archaic
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outdated, associated with an earlier, more primitive time
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aver
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to state as a fact
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bolster
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to provide support, reenforcement
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bombastic
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pompous
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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to disguise, mislead
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eccentric
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departing from the norm or convention
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endemic
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characteristic of 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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the make worse or more severe
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fervent
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greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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happpening by accident or chance
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germance
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relevant to the subject at hand
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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common by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm, peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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hegemony
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consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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one who attacks traditional convention
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idolatrous
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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 extremely calm, 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 penalty
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inchoate
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in 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
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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luminous
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charactered by brightness or emission of light
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malevolent
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having or showing often vicious ill will, hatred
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthfil, dishonesty
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meticulous
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charactered by extreme care and precision
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other human
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mitigate
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to make or become less intense, to moderate
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obdurate
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headhearted, unyielding
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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disgrace, scorn
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pedagogy
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to profession of principle of teaching
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pedantic
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overly concern with detail of learning
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penury
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poverty
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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pine
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to languish, to lose vigor
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pirate
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illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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essential or central part
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pithy
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precise of brief
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placete
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to appease, to calm
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platitude
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a superficial remark, meaningful
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plummet
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to plung 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
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profuse
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given abundantly, prodigal
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proliferate
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to grow or inc. swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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question, inquiries
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querulous
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prone to complaining
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rancorous
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charactered by bitter, long lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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difficult to manage
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with
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rescind
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to invalidate , to repeal
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rhetoric
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art or study of effective use of language or communication
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salubrious
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promoting health and well being
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligation
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specious
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious, misleading attractive,
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spurious
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lacking validity, counterfeit
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subpoena
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a court order requiring appearance
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succinct
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brief, concise
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient
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tenacity
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quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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tenuous
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having little strength, weak
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tirade
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long and extremely critical speech
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trasient
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fleeting, brief
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zealous
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fervent, devoted to a cause, zealot
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