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100 Cards in this Set
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surfeit
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v./n. to over indulge; excessive amount
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diffidence
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n. timid; shy
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truculent
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adj. disposed to fight; pugnacious
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meretricious
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adj. attracting attention in a vulgar manner
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sardonic
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adj. cynically mocking
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solipsistic
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n. theory that the self is the only reality
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coy
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adj. reserved; noncommittal
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wry
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adj. dryly humorous
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alacrity
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n. (1) cheerful willingness; eagerness, (2) speedy
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catechise
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v. (1) to give religious instruction (2) examine through questioning and answering
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sui generis
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adj. one of a kind
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robustious
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adj. (1) vigorous (2) rough, coarse
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habitue
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n. one who frequents a particular place
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explicate
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v. explain; make clear the meaning
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doyen
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n. eldest or senior member
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palpable
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adj. tangible; capable of being handled
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appellation
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n. name; title; designation
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acerbic
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adj. sour; bitter tasting
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opprobrium
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n. (1) cause of shame (2) scornful reproach
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ignominy
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n. humiliation; disgrace
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non sequitur
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n. an inference that does not follow
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ad hominem
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adj. a personal attack
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gratuitous
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adj. unecessary; unwarranted; unearned
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frivolous
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adj. trivial
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riposte
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n./v. quick retort
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catharsis
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n. figurative cleansing; release of emotional tension
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pontificate
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v. to express opinion in a dogmatic way
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placid
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adj. undisturbed; calm; quiet
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penumbra
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n. an area where something exists to a less certain degree
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platitude
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n. lack of originality; trite
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meek
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adj. submissive
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avant garde
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adj. at the front; pushing the boundary
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avuncular
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adj. tolerant; benevolent
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a fortiori
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adv. all the more; for a stronger reason
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ab initio
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adv. from the beginning
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actus reus
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criminal act
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mens rea
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criminal intent
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credulity
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n. disposition to believe to readily
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coxcomb
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n. a conceited dandy
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virile
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adj. strength; power; vigor
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abjure
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v. renounce; forswear; repudiate; recant
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exude
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v. to ooze; exhibit in abundance
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quintessence
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n. pure essence of a thing
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inscrutable
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adj. difficult to fathom; impenetrable
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verity
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n. an enduring truth
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impetuous
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adj. impulsive; undue haste
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neuralgic
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n. sharp pain
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dearth
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n. shortage; lack; scarcity
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myriad
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adj./n. a vast number
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implacable
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adj. impossible to placate or appease
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sclerosis
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n. thickening or hardening of a body part
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trepidation
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n. alarm; apprehension
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erudition
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n. extensive learning
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rancor
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n. deep-seated ill will
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nadir
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n. lowest point
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perquisites
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n. (1) tip; gratuity (2) prerogative; exclusive right
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plaintive
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adj. mournful; melancholy
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confute
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v. refute; prove wrong
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sobriquet
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n. affectionate nickname
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crass
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adj. crude; unrefined
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facile
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adj. done with little effort
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prolix
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adj. wordy; tediously prolonged
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pungent
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adj. pointed; sharp; penetrating
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reprise
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n. repeat; resume
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comport
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v. to agree; correspond
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oblique
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adj. indirect
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ambit
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adj. sphere; scope
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obsequious
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adj. exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
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din
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n. jumble of loud discordant noises
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torpid
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adj. deprived of the power of motion
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felicity
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n. good fortune; happiness, bliss
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dissemble
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v. disguise; conceal; feign
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immolate
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v. to destroy; to kill as a sacrifice
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homily
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n. sermon; lecture or saying
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hackneyed
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adj. overfamiliar through overuse; used too often
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bromide
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n. an obvious truth
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banal
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adj. commonplace; ordinary
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trite
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adj. lacking power to evoke interest through over use
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tepid
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adj. lukewarm; halfhearted
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ebullient
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adj. joyously unrestrained; enthusiastic
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obviate
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v. render unnecessary
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execrate
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v. to loathe; to abhor
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perfidy
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n. treachery; deliberate breach of faith
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spoliate
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v. plunder; pillage; despoil
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impute
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v. to attribute; to assign
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surcease
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v. cease; end; stop
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sine qua non
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n. essential element
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versimilitude
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n. appearance of truth
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pusillanimity
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n. cowardice
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obfuscate
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v. confuse; difficult to perceive; darken
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approbation
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n. offical approval
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osmosis
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n. process of assimiliation or absorption
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apropos
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adj./adv./prep. opportunely; incidentally; appropriate time
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pervicacious
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adj. stubborn; obstinate
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lex specialis
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n. canon of law that the special controls over the general
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sinuous
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adj. characterized by many curves; winding
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erga omnes
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in relation to everyone
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inter partes
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between the parties
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assay
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n./v. analysis; examination
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ineluctable
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adj. inevitable
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