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77 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 elements into a whole
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archaic
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outdated
primitive times |
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aver
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to state as a fact
declare or assert |
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bolster
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to provide support
reinforcement |
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bombastic
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pompous
grandiloquent |
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
criticism |
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dissemble
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disguise or conceal
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 location, 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 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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happening by accident or chance
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
appropriate 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 especially senses
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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 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 penalty
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inchoate
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initial stage
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infelicitous
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unfortunate
inappropriate |
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insipid
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without taste
lacking spirit |
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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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 vicious ill will, spite, hatred
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
tractable pliable |
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mendacity
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condition of being untruthful
dishonesty |
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meticulous
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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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make or become less severe or intense
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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obstruct
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opprobrium
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Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct
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pedagogy
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profession of teaching
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pedantic
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overly concerned with trivial details of learning or education
show-offish 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
to languish to lose vigor |
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pirate
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illegally use your reproduce
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pith
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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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superficial remark es. one offered as meaningful
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polemical
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controversial
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prodigal
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wasteful
extravagant 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
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queries
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questions
inquires reservations |
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querulous
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full of complaints
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rancorous
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bitter long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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not obedient
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repudiate
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refuse to have anything to do with
disown |
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rescind
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invalidate
repeal retract |
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reverent
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feelings/expression of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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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
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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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 necessary
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surfeit
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overabundant supply
excess |
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tenacity
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persistence to something valued
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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long and critical speech
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 passionate devoted to cause |
