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20 Cards in this Set
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Troglodyte
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A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
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Improvident
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1. Not providing for the future; thriftless.
2. Rash; incautious. |
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Purview
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1. The extent or range of function, power, or competence; scope.
2. Range of vision, comprehension, or experience; outlook. |
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Staid
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1. Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober.
2. Fixed; permanent: |
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Burnish
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1. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.
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Turpitude
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1. Depravity; baseness.
2. A base act. |
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Equanimity
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The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure.
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Nostrum
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1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
2. A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils. |
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Abet
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1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
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Abeyance
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1. The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension:
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Abjure
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1. To renounce under oath; forswear.
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Abraded
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To wear down or rub away by friction; erode
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Abrogate
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To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
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Abscond
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To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
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Acarpous
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1. Producing no fruit; sterile.
2. Having no fruit. |
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Accretion
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Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
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Agog
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Full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager.
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Alacrity
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Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
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Alloy
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Something added that lowers value or purity.
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Aplomb
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Self-confident assurance; poise
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