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53 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen, accurate judgment 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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aver
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to state as 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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grandiloquent
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speaking or expressed in a lofty style
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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disguise or conceal
to mislead |
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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
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fortuitous
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happening by chance or accident
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
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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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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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impassive
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revealing no emotion
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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, inapropriate
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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
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful
dishonesty |
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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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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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penury
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poverty
destitution |
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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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platitude
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a superficial remark
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plummet
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to plunge or drop straight down
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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
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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
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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 have anything to do with
diswon |
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rescind
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invalidate, repeal, retract
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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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
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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
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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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transient
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fleeting, passing, brief
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