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30 Cards in this Set
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Quixotic
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overly idealistic, impractical
capricious, impulsive, unrealistic |
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Hegemony
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domination of one state or group over its allies
authority, power |
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Amortize
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diminish by installments or payments
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Imbue
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to infuse, dye, wet or moisten
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Forestall
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to prevent or delay, anticipate
deter, hinder, avert |
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garrulous
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tending to talk a lot
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solecism
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grammatical mistake
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trenchant
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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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impious
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not devout in religion
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vestige
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a trace, remnant
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contumacious
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rebellious
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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dictum
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authoritative statement
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fatuous
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stupid, foolishly self-satisfied
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invective
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abusive language
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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sinecure
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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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insurrection
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rebellion
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supplant
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to replace by force, to take the place of
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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sanguine
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ruddy, cheerfully optomistic
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sully
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to tarnish, taint
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sobriquet
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nickname
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vicissitude
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a change or variation, ups and downs
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variegated
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varied, marked by different colors
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial
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