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54 Cards in this Set

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didatic
instructive
extrapolate
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
lucid
easily understood; clear
acumen
quickness, accuracy, and keeness of judgement or insight
ascertain
to find out; as through investigation or experimentation
circumspect
careful; pruduent; discreet
disseminate
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
erudtion
deep, extensive learning
pedantic
excessively concerned with book learnig or formal rules
perspacious
clear-sighted, shrewd
precocious
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
prospectus
formal proposal
rudimentary
elementary, basic, in the earliest stages of development
convoluted
intricate, complex
enigma
a puzzle, mystery, or ridle
inscrutable
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
reticent
incined to keep silent; reserved
staid
unemotional; serious
arcane
known or understood by only a few
assimilate
to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
cosmopolitan
worldy; widely sophisticated
derivative
something that comes from another source
esotric
intended or understood by only a small group of people
gaffe
a clumsy social error; faux pas
idiosyncrasy
charasteristic peculiar to an individual or group
insular
isolated; narrow or provincial
potentate
one who had the power or position to rule over others; monarch
castigate
to scold, reubuke, or harshly criticize
censure
to issue official blame
vituperative
marked by harshly abusive condemnation
circumscribe
to draw a circle around; to restrict
contiguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
concilatory
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
exonerate
to free from blame
incontrovertible
indisputable; not open to question
litigious
prone to engage in lawsuits
partisan
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
parity
equality as in amount, status, or value
recitude
moal uprighteousness; righteousness
remiss
lax in attending to duty; negligent
scrupulous
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
solicitous
concerned
sophistry
plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
veracity
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
vindicate
to free from blame
chicanery
trickery
obsequious
fawing and servile
sycophant
insincere; obsequious flatterer
eminent
prominent; distinguished
extol
to praise highly
laudatory
full of praise
magnamonious
generously noble in mind and heart
defunct
no longer exisiting
extripate
to destroy