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77 Cards in this Set
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Acumen, n
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keen, accurate judgment or insight
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Adulterate, v
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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Amalgamate, v
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to combine several elements into a whole
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Archaic, adj
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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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Aver, v
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to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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Bolster, v
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to provide support or reinforcement
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Bombastic, adj
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pompous; grandiloquent
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Diatribe, n
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a harsh denunciation
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Dissemble, v
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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Eccentric, adj
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departing from norms or conventions
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Endemic, adj
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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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Evanescent, adj
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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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Exacerbate, v
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to make worse or more severe
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Fervent, adj
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greatly emotional or zealous
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Fortuitous, adj
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happening by accident or chance
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Germane, adj
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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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Grandiloquence, n
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pompous speech or expression
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Hackneyed, adj
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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Halcyon, adj
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calm and peaceful
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Hedonism, n
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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Hegemony, n
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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Iconoclast, n
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the one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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Idolatrous, adj
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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Impassive, adj
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revealing no emotion
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Imperturbable, adj
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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Implacable, adj
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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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Impunity, n
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immunity from punishment or penalty
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Inchoate, adj
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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Infelicitous, adj
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unfortunate; inappropriate
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Insipid, adj
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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Loquacious, adj
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extremely talkative
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Luminous, adj
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characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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Malevolent, adj
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having or shown often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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Malleable, adj
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capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
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Mendacity, n
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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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Meticulous, adj
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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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Misanthrope, n
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one who hates all other humans
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Mitigate, v
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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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Obdurate, adj
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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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Obsequious, adj
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Occlude, v
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to obstruct or block
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Opprobrium, n
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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Pedagogy, n
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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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Pedantic, adj
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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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Penury, n
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poverty; destitution
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Pervasive, adj
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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Pine, v
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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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Pirate, v
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to illegally use or reproduce
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Pith, n
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the essential or central part
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Pithy, adj
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precise and brief
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Placate, v
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to appease; to calm by making concessions
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Platitude, n
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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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Plummet, v
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to plunge or drop straight down
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Polemical, adj
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controversial; argumentative
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Prodigal, adj
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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Profuse, adj
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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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Proliferate, v
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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Querulous, adj
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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
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Rancorous, adj
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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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Recalcitrant, adj
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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Repudiate,v
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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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Rescind, v
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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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Reverent, adj
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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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Rhetoric, n
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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Salubrious, adj
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promoting health or well-being
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Solvent, adj
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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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Specious, adj
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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Spurious, adj
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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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Subpoena, n
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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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Succinct, adj
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brief; concise
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Superfluous, adj
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Surfeit, n/v
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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
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Tenacity, n
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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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Tenuous, adj
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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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Tirade, n
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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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Transient, adj
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fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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Zealous, adj
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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause
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