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50 Cards in this Set
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Parsimony
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(n) act of being a miser; extreme unwillingness to spend money
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Censure
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(v) to rebuke; express severe disapproval, often in a formal statement
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Apotheosis
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(n) the climax
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Enervate
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(v) to weaken; to feel drained of vitality
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Abrogate
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(v) to repeal (a law, formal agreement)
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Transgress
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(v) to infringe or to go beyond the bounds of established behavior
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Chary
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(v) to be cautious, wary (about the amount of information one gives)
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Cogent
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(adj) clear, logical, convincing
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Quixotic
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(adj) unrealistic, idealist
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Restiveness
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(n) restless, unable to keep still
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Cavil
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(v) to make petty objections
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Tractable
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(adj) easy to control or influence
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Exhort
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(v) to strongly encourage someone to do something
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Splenetic
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(adj) spiteful
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Mealymouthed
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(adj) afraid of speaking openly
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Improvident
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(adj) shortsighted about the future, a spendthrift
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Vouchsafe
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(v) to reveal, give in a gracious or condescending manner
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Jettison
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(v) drop, discard (from an aircraft or boat)
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Desultory
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(adj) lacking a plan, purpose, enthusiasm
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Pulchritude
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(n) a beauty
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Gambol
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(v) to run playfully, jump
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Asperity
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(n) harshness of tone or manner
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Shoal
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(n) a school of fish
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Wattles
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(n) material for making fences, usually interlaced twigs and rods
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Penurious
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(adj) poverty stricken or stingily mean
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Pusillanimous
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(adj) timid, showing lack of courage
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Turpitude
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(n) wickedness
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Mendacity
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(n) untruthfulness
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Celerity
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(adj) swiftness
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Ingenue
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(n) innocent or unsophisticated young woman
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Indigent
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(adj) poor, needy
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Shale
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(n) soft rock
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Aster
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(n) a type of daisy
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Philologist
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(n) branch of knowledge that deals with the history, development, structure, and relationship of language
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Hackneyed
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(adj) trite
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Auger
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(n) a tool to drill holes
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Awl
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(n) a tool to poke holes
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Aboveboard
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(adj) honest
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Trowel
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(n) a tool used to spread something
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Apostate
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(n) a person who abandons their principles
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Laurel
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(n) shrubby plant
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Potentate
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(n) ruler
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Mendicant
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(n) begger
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Impecunious
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(adj) having little or no money
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Encomium
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(n) a praising speech
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Lachrymose
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(adj) tearful
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Isthmus
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(n) a narrow strip of land
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Lionize
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(v) to give public approval
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Perspicacity
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(adj) having ready insight and understanding of things
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Temerity
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(n) boldness
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