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47 Cards in this Set
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Candid
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Completely honest; straightforward
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Conjecture
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Inference; guesswork
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Didactic
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Instructive
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Insinuate
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To introduce or communicate stealthily
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Lucid
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clear
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Acumen
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Quickness/Accuracy
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Adroit
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Dexterous/Skilled
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Ascertain
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To find out through investigation
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Astute
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Shrewd/Clever
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Circumspect
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Careful/Discreet
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Disseminate
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to scatter widely
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Erudition
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Deep, extensive learning
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Pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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Perspicacious
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shrewd/clear-sighted
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pragmatic
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practical
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precocious
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having early intellectual aptitude
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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basic
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
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intricate/complex
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enigma
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a puzzle/mystery
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand; impenetrable
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reticent
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reserved/humble
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staid
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serious
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arcane
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known only by a few
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cosmopolitan
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widely sophisticated
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates
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esoteric
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intended for only a small group
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gaffe
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faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic of a particular group
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insular
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isolated
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orthodox
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adhering to tradition
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potentate
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monarch
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castigate
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scold/harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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relinquish
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to retire from
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renounce
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to give up by formal announcement
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vituperative
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marked by abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to restrict/draw a circle around
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contiguous
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touching .. sharing an edge or boundary
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conciliatory
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appeasing
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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