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26 Cards in this Set
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aver |
-v- to state as fact |
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diatribe |
-n- harsh denounciation |
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dissemble |
-v- to disguise or mislead |
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endemic |
-adj- characteristic of a certain locality or people |
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evanescent |
-adj- tending to disappear like vapor |
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germane |
-adj- relevant |
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grandiloquence |
-n- pompous speech |
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hackneyed |
-adj- rendered commonplace by frequent usage |
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halcyon |
-adj- calm and peaceful |
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impassive |
-adj- revealing no emotion |
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inchoate |
-adj- not fully formed |
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mendacity |
-n- the quality of being untruthful |
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obdurate |
-adj- unyeilding |
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obsequious |
-adj- having a fawning attentiveness |
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occlude |
-v- to obstruct |
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opprobrium |
disgrace |
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pith |
-n- the essential part |
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pithy |
-adj- precise and brief |
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platitude |
-n- a superficial remark offered as meaningful |
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polemical |
-adj controversial |
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prodigal |
-adj- recklessly wasteful |
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recalcitrant |
-adj- defiant of authority |
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rescind |
-v- to invalidate or retract |
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specious |
-adj- seeming true, but actually false |
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spurious |
-adj lacking proof to validate |
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surfeit |
-n- overabundant supply |
