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22 Cards in this Set
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Paucity |
Smallness or insufficiency of supply or quantity |
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Poignant |
Evoke a keen sense of sadness |
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Rebut |
Claim or prove to be false |
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Reciprocal |
Mutual |
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Reciprocate |
Respond to with a corresponding one |
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Rhetoric |
The art of persuasive speaking or writing |
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Sporadic |
Occurring at irregular intervals |
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Stoical |
Endurring pain and hardship without showing ones feelings |
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Transcend |
Go beyond limits |
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Transient |
Lasting for a short time |
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Utilitarian |
Useful or practical rather than attractive |
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Vacillate |
Waver between options |
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Whim |
Sudden change of mind |
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Whimsical |
Playfully quaint of fanciful |
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Zealot |
A fanatical and uncompromising follower of a religion or policy |
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Amenable |
Willing to respond to persuasion |
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Artifact |
Functional or decorative man-made object |
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Astute |
Food at making accurate judgemants |
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Auspicious |
Favorable |
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Cajole |
Persuade to do something by flattery |
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Camouflage |
To disguise |
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Circumspect |
Cautious |
