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20 Cards in this Set
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very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome
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ponderous
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practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation
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pragmatic
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to make impossible; to shut out; to prevent
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preclude
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having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed
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precocious
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honored; having an illustrious name or reputation
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prestigious
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claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self-important
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pretentious
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to put off doing something until a later time; to delay
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procrastinate
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enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
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prodigious
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secular; holy; not connected with religion; irreverent
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profane
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abundance; a great or generous amount; extravagance
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profusion
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clearness and lucidity
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perspicuity
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stubborn, unyielding, holding to a belief
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pertinacious
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harsh, bitter verbal attack; denunciation
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philippic
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of little value; petty; small-minded piety
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picayune
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an overabundance of; in excess, unending number
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plethora
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aggressive attack on another's ideas; the art of disputation
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polemic
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rule to be governed or guided by; a maxim
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precept
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a right or privilege specific to a person, class, or group
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prerogative
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wildly extravagant, prodigal; completely given in to immorality
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profligate
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wordy; unduly prolonged or drawn out
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prolix
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