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39 Cards in this Set
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profundity
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wisdom that is recondite, abstruse, profound
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pedestrian
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ordinary; dull; lacking wit or imagination
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precedent
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an example used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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insular
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relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; also secluded, lonely, narrow minded, inaccessible etc.
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relinquishment
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verbal act of renouncing a claim, right, or position
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repudiate
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disown; refuse to acknowledge as valid
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iniquitous
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characterized by iniquity; wicked; injust
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indolence
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inactivity due to dislike of work; lazy; sloth
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facetious
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cleverly amusing; given to wit, good humor; jocular;
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protract
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to lengthen in time; prolong
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perfunctory
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hasty and without attention to detail; cursory
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ignominiously
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in a dishonorable manner; disgracefully; shamefully
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fortuitously
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by good fortune, accident
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overt
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open and observable, not hidden; obvious; clear
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ordain
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order by virtue of authority; appoint to a clerical post
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affront
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deliberately offensive act; disrespect
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reprisal
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retaliation act in time of war
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insouciance
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cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you; unconcerned; dispassionate, nonchalance, disinterest, apathy
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querulousness
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quality of being given to complaining; dissatisfaction; irritability; surliness; temper
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affable
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friendly; warm and friendly; courteous
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indulgent
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characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
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timorousness
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fear of venturing into the unknown; fear of making decisions; fearful
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temerity
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fearless daring;
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poltroonery
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abject pusillanimity
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hutzpah/ chutzpah
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(yiddish) gall, audacity
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ravage
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make a pillaging or destructive raid on a place (in war times); cause extensive destruction or ruin
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sycophant
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one who tries to please someone in order to gain advantage
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immaculate
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completely neat and clean
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iridescent
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varying in color when seen from different angles or in different light
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nacreous
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pearl-like
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preponderance
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superiority in power or influence; superiority in numbers or amount; majority; bulk
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paucity
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an insufficient number; few, small
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propensity
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an inclination to do something; natural inclination; disposition to behave in a certain way
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brunt
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main force of a blow or collision
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atomism
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Atomism is the belief that society should be viewed in terms of the individual's importance and that society is artificially constructed
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apostate
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a disloyal person who betrays his cause, political party, friend, religion
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pugnacious
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tough and callous by virtue of experience; aggressive, able to resort to force or violence
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precarious
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affording no ease or reassurance; filled with danger
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impetus
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a force that moves something along
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