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30 Cards in this Set
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APPROBATION
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(noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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COALITION
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(noun) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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EXPOSTULATE
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(verb) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning
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INNUENDO
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(noun) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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PREROGATIVE
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(noun) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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UNCTUOUS
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(adjective) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
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AMELIORATE
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(verb) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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DRIVEL
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(noun) foolish, aimless talk of thinking; nonsense; (verb) to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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EPITOME
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(noun) a summary, condensed accountl an instance that represents a larger reality
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INVEIGH
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(verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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PERMEATE
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(verb) to spread through, penetrate, soak though
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SURMISE
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(verb) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) likely idea that lacks definite proof
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ABOMINATE
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(verb) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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ASCRIBE
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(verb) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
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ENJOIN
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verb) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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PECULATE
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(verb) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
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SEDITIOUS
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(adjective) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
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TENUOUS
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(adjective) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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AGGRANDIZE
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(verb) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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ERUDITE
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(adjective) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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INFER
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(verb) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of though; to hint, suggest imply
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INSULAR
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(adjective) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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REPUDIATE
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(verb) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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SEDULOUS
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(adjective) persistent, showing industry and determination
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AUTONOMY
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(noun) self-government, political control
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AXIOMATIC
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(adjective) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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PRECEPT
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(noun) a rule of conduct or action
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SALUTARY
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(adjective) beneficial, helpful; healthful, pernicious
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SOPORIFIC
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(adjective) tending to cause sleep, relative to sleepiness or lethargy; (noun) something that induces sleep
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VAPID
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(adjective) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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