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14 Cards in this Set
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dilatory
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(adj) not on time, not prompt, tardy, flagging, laggard
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astute
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(adj) shrewed, crafty, showing practical wisdom, clever
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equivocate
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(verb) to speak out in a way that allows for multiple interpretations; to be deliberately vague
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adjure
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(verb) to renounce or repudiate
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aberrant
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(adj) deviating from the normal or the typical; eccentric
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accede
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(verb) to give in or agree to; comply; acquiesce
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culpable
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(adj) deserving blame, worth of condemnation; reproachable, impeachable
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adulation
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(noun) praise or flattery that is excessive, blandishment, fawning
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evanescent
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(adj) vanishing, soon passing away
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egregious
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(adj) conspicuous, standing out from the rest, glaring, monstrous
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abate
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(verb) to make less in amount or degree, wane, recede
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anathema
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(noun) an object or intense dislike, curse, denunciation, imprecation, vituperation
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avarice
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(noun) a greedy desire- particularly for money
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irresolute
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(adj) unable to make up one's mind, indecisive, hesitant
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