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33 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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keen accurate judgment or insight
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aver
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to state as a fact, to declare or assert
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal to mislead
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evanescent
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tending to dissapperar like vapor
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fortuitous
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happening by accident or chance
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
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grandiloquence
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pompous speecj
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hackneyed
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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impasive
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revealing no emotion
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impertubable
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marked by extreme calm
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impunity
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n. immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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in an initial stage, not fully formed
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infelicitous
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unfortunate, inappropriate
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful dishonesty
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obdurate
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unyielding
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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pine
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to yearn intensely
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
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essential or central part
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pithy
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precise and brief
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platitude
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superficial remark
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polemical
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controversial, argumentative
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter long lasting resentment
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salubrious
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promoting health or well being
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specious
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seemingly true but actually fallacious or misleading
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spurious
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lacking authenticity
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surfeit
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overabundance
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tenous
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having little substance or strength
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