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47 Cards in this Set
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ingenuous
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adj; artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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adj; accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
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adj; easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
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verb; to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)
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lucid
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adj; clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
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noun; the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)
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martial
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adj; associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
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adj; of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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nascent
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adj; coming into being; in early developmental stages
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nebulous
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adj, vague; cloudy ; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
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noun; a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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noxious
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adj; harmful; injurious
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obtuse
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adj; lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
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verb; to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
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adj; troubling; burdensome
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paean
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noun; a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
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noun; a humorous imitaiton intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
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perennial
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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perfidy
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noun; intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form perfidious)
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perfunctory
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adj. cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)
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prattle
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verb; to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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adj; acting with excessive haste or impulse
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precipitate
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verb; to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
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noun; a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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noun; foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring(adj. form: prescient)
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prevaricate
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verb; to deliberately avoud the truth: to mislead
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qualms
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noun; misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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recant
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verb; to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
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verb; to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
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verb; to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
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adj. quiet; reserves; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
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adj. concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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adj; characterized by filth, grime; or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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adj; occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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verb; to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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adj; not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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verb; to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
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verb; to block; thwart
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synthesis
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noun; the combination of parts to make a whole(verb form: synthesize)
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torque
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noun; a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
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adj; winding; twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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adj; fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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noun; truthfulness; honesty
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virulent
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adj; extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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voracious
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adj; having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
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verb; to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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