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20 Cards in this Set
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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"acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
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"1a: to throw violently : hurl b: to throw down
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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solicitous
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"concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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"characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul"
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tortuous
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"winding, twisting; excessively complicated"
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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chary
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"wary; cautious; sparing
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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"regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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demur
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to question or oppose
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