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30 Cards in this Set
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obstreperous
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(adj.) noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous
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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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nebulous
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(adj.)cloudy, undefined, unclear in form
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neologism
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(n.) a new word, expression, or usage
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sophistry
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(n.) fallacious reasoning; plausible but faulty logic
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archaic
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outdated
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle, a common saying
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benign
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favorable, harmless
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burgeon
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(v.) to grow rapidly or flourish
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chicanery
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(n) trickery or subterfuge
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choleric
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(adj.) tending toward anger
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nadir
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(n.) low point, perigee
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sanguine
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(adj.) cheerful, confident
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pluck
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(n.) courage, spunk, fortitude
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polemical
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(adj.) controversial, argumentative
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prate
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(n.) chatter, babble
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presumptuous
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(adj.) overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties
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proclivity
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(n.) a natural predisposition or inclination
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splenetic
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(adj.) bad tempered, irritable
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phlegmatic
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(v.) calm; sluggish; unemotional
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tacit
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(adj.) implied; not implicitly stated
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terse
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(adj.) brief and concise in wording
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vacillate
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(v.) to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
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harangue
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(v.) to deliver a long, pompous speech; (n.) a long, pompous speech
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gregarious
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(adj.) sociable; enjoying the company of people
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heretical
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(adj.) violating accepted dogma or convention
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innocuous
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(adj.) harmless,causing no damage
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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urbane
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(adj.) sophisticated, refined, elegant
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