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53 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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quick, keen or accurate knowledge or insight
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adulterate
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to reduce the purity
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archaic
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outdated
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aver
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to state a fact, to confirm or support.
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dissemble
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to disguise, to conceal
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eccentric
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departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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characteristics of a region or locality
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evanascent
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vanishing like vapour
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excerbate
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to worsen
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech
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hackneyed
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comonplace by frequent usage
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable persuits
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over the others
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iconclast
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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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impassive
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emotionless
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impunity
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immunity from punishment
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inchoate
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in an initial stage
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infelicitous
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unfortunate
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insipid
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without taste or flavour, lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious
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extremely talkative
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luminous
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emission of light
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malevolent
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having or showing ill-will or hatred
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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to make or become less severe or intense
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occlude
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to obstruct or block
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pedagogy
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the art of teaching, training
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penury
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poverty
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pine
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to yearn
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pith
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essential or central part
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pithy
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precise and brief
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placate
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to appease, to make calm
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platitude
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a superficial remark
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plummet
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to plunge or drop down straight
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful
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profuse
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extravagant
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly
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queries
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questions
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querulous
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prone to complaining
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant to authority
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with
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rescind
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to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
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reverent
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marked by feeling of profound awe and respect
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specious
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seemingly true but actually false
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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subpoena
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a court order requiring the appearance and/or testimony
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succint
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biref; concise
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superfluous
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exceeding what is necessary or sufficient
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surfiet
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excess
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tenacity
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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tenuous
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flimsy; weak
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tirade
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harsh denunciation
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transient
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passing quickly
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zealous
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fervent, ardent
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