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37 Cards in this Set
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to belitttle; to speak of in a slying way
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disparaged
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difficult or impossible to solve or explain
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insoluble
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prevalent in or peculiar to a particular location
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ephemeral
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completely honest; straight forward
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candid
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inferrence; guess-work; no evidence; just a guess
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conjecture
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instructive
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didactic
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mild; indirect or vague term substituting for a harsh word
"pass away" for "die" |
euphemism
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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extrapolate
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lacking cohesion or connection
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incoherent
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to introduce or communicate stealthily
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insinuate
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easily understood; clear
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lucid
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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rhetoric
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quickness; accuracy keenness of judgement or insight
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acumen
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dexterous; deft; very good at something
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adroit
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to find out as through investigation or experimentation
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ascertain
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shrewd; clever
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astute
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careful; prudent; discreet
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circumspect
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to scatter widely
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disseminate
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to shorten
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abbreviate/abridge
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the active of refraining from pleasurabel activity
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abstinence
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high praise
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adulation
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misfortune; unfortunate turn of events
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adversity
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refrained to beautyor the arts
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aesthetic
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friendly; agreeable
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amicable
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short, funny account of an event
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anecdote
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nameless; without identity
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anonymous
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the foe; opponent
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antagonist
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paucity
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smallness of number
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integrity; honest
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phebity
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monotony; bpring
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humdrum
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known widely; infamous
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notoriety
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greta personal dihonor; humiliation
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ignomity
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generous and noble
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magnanimous
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extremely leberal in giving; very generous
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munificence
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intended for or understood by nly a few
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esoteric
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committed
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resolute
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prevalent in aparticular part
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ephemeral
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