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35 Cards in this Set
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erudite
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adj- characterized by great knowledge
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abhorrent
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adj- causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome
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inure
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verb- to become beneficial or advantageous
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overt
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adj- open to view or knowledge; not a secret
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dogma
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noun- a specific tenet or doctrine authority laid down, as by a church
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espouse
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verb- to speak in favor of a cause
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vicissitude
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noun- a change or variation occuring in the course of something
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sanguine
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adj- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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propagate
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verb- to expand
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complacent
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adj- pleased with oneself or their situation
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epithet
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noun- any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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stagnate
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verb- to stop developing, growing, progessing, or advancing
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multifarious
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adj- having many different parts, elements, forms
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desultory
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adj- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject
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nullify
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verb- to deprive something of value or effectiveness
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bifurcate
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verb- to divide or fork into two branches
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sinuous
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adj- having many curves or bends
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angst
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noun- a feeling of anxiety
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ramification
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noun- a problem or derived subject
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archaic
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adj- of or belonging to the distant past
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exonerate
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verb- to show that someone or something is not guilty of something
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facetious
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adj- not serious about a serious subject
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quell
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verb- to stop something, especially by using force
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conjecture
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noun- a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof
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posthumous
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adj- happening after a person's death
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quaint
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adj- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
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repudiate
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verb- to reject as having no authority or binding force
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grisly
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adj- causing a shudder or feeling of horror
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profusion
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noun- abundance; an abundant quantity
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abate
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verb- to reduce in amount, degree, intensity
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sagacity
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noun- acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
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intrepid
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adj- resolutely fearless; dauntless
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matriculate
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verb- to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree
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trope
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noun- a phrase, sentence, or verse formally interpolated in a liturgical text to amplify or embellish
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vacillate
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verb- to waver in mind or opinion
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