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58 Cards in this Set
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acquisitive
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concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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arrogate
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to take without right
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banal
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commonplace
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belabor
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to argue or elaborate in excess; to work on excessively; to attack/assault physically
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carping
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tending to find fault (in a petty way); nasty criticism
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coherent
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holding/sticking together; making a logical whole
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emulate
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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eschew
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to avoid, shun, keep away from
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germane
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relevant, appropriate
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insatiable
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so great or demanding as to not be satisfied
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didactic
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intended to teach, particularly having moral instruction as a motive
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prodigal
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spending money or resources freely/recklessly
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maxim
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short statement that expresses a general truth of rule or conduct
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reciprocity
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the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit
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anecdote
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short, amusing, or interesting story about a real person or incident
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futile
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incapable of producing a useful result; pointless
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fickle
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changing frequently, especially one's loyalties, interests, and affections
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frankness
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quality of being open and honest
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prudence
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cautiousness
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zealous
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having great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause/objective
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paradox
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a statement that seems illogical or contradictory, but when investigated turns out to be true
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epitome
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a person/thing that is a perfect example of a quality/type
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desiccated
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lacking interest, passion, or energy; dried up
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monopoly
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the exclusive possession or control of something
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pretentious
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attempting to impress by pretending to have greater importance/talent than is actually possessed
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egotistical
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excessively conceited/concerned with oneself; self centered
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self-reliant
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reliant/depending on one's own powers and sources rather than those of others
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yielding
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giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid complying to requests out desires of others
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manifest
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display or show by one's actions or appearance; demonstrate; adj. clear or obvious
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predominate
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to be the strongest or main element; to have or exert power
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transcendent
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passing the ordinary; exceptional
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conformity
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compliance with standards, rules, laws: behavior in accordance with conventions
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aversion
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a strong dislike
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affect
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to produce a change in something
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effect
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the result of something or the ability to bring about a result if
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invidious
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offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness or resentment
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insidious
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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but often with harmful affects
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reconnaissance
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survey (made for military purposes) or any inspection or examination
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substantiate
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to establish by evidence, prove
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taciturn
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habitually silent; inclined to talk very little
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accost
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to approach in a challenging or aggressive way
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avid
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intensely eager
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celerity
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swiftness, rapidly of motion or action
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devious
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done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
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histrionic
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theatrical, melodramatic, artificial
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incendiary
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(causing fires) deliberately stir up strife or rebellion
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myopic
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nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of the situation
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overt
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not hidden; expressed/revealed in a way that is easily recognized
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pejorative
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tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement
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articulate
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to pronounce distinctly; to express in words: expressed clearly and forcefully
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cavort
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to romp or prance around; to make merry
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credence
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belief, mental acceptance
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal deliberately to give a false impression
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distraught
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upset; very much agitated as a result of emotions or mental conflict
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feckless
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lacking in spirit/strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable
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murky
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unclear; dark/gloomy, obscure; lacking clarity and precision
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aggravate
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to worsen
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irritate
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to inflame
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