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41 Cards in this Set
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abrbreviate
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to shorten or to abridge
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abstinence
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the act of refraining from pleasureable activity
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adulation
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high praise
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adversity
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misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
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aesthetic
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partaining to beauty or the arts
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amicable
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friendly/agreeable/ goodnatured
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anecdote
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a short funny account of an event
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anonymous
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nameless/ without an identity
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antagonist
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the foe, the adversary
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paucity
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smallness of number of quality
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probity
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adhearance to the highest principles and ideals
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notoriety
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generally known and talked of
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anonymity
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the quality or state of being anonymous
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ignominy
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deep personal humiliation or disgrace
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magnanimous
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showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
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effusive
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lacking reserve, pouring out, overflowing
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paragon
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symbol
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munificence
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extremely liberal in giving, very generous
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estoeric
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understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
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lucid
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easily understood, completely intelligible or comprehensible
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unencumbered
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to impede or hinder
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull
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disparaged
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belittle or to speak of in a slighting way
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insoluble
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difficult or impossible to solve or explain
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endemic
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prevelant in or peculuar to a particular location
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ephemeral
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lasting for a brief time
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candid
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completely honest or straight forward
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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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euphemism
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a mild indirect or cauge term substituting for a harsh blunt offensive term
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extrapolated
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
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to introduce or communicate stealthily
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lucid
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easily understood- clear
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness or accuracy- keeness of judgement or insight
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adroit
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dextrous or deft
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ascertain
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to find out as through investigation or experamentation
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astute
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shrewd/clever
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circumspect
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careful, prudent, or discreet
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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