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14 Cards in this Set
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nebulous
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(adj) cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague, indeterminate, ambiguous
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succinct
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(adj) clearly expressed in a few words; concise, terse, pithy, trenchant, laconic
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recapitulate
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(v) to repeat in a concise orderly manner; to summarize, encapsulate
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resuscitate
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(v) to revive, bring back to consciousness, restore, resurrect
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pretentious
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(adj) making an extravagant show; ostentatious, pompous, grandiloquent, highfalutin
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ad hominem
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(adj) appealing to one's prejudices rather than reason, as by attacking one's opponent rather debating the issue
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addled
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(adj) muddled, confused
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novice
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(n) a person new to any field or activity; a beginner, neophyte, tyro
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torpid
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(adj) dormant, lethargic, slow-moving, comatose, phlegmatic, lackadaisical
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slovenly
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(adj) untidy, messy, careless, slipshod; marked by negligence, unkempt; frowzy
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ad hoc
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(adj) for a special case only; without general application
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supposition
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(n) an unproven statement or assertion, especially one that is tentatively accept
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modicum
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(n) a small or moderate amount; iota
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penury
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(n) extreme want or poverty; destitution, dearth, mendicancy, pecuniousness
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