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22 Cards in this Set
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largesse
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n. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
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arrogate
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v. to claim or take without right
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banal
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adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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excoriation
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n. a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin
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congeal
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v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
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carping
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adj. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way; n. petty, nagging criticism
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substantiate
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v. to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or sustantial form to
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tenable
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adj. capable of being held or defended
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temporize
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v. to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
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insatiable
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adj. so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied
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reconnaissance
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n. a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
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germane
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adj. relevant, appropriate, apropos
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ramify
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v. to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions
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intransigent
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adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
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taciturn
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adj. habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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invidious
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adj. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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encomium
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n. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
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coherent
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adj. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
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belabor
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v. to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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eschew
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v. to avoid, shun, keep away from
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acquisitive
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adj. able to get and to retain ideas or information, concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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emulate
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v. to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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