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63 Cards in this Set
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Inscrutable
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difficult to fathom/penetrate
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Reticent
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inclined to keep quiet or reserved
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Staid
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unemotional/serious
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Arcane
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known/understood by few
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Assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed
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Autonomy
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independence/self-determination
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Cosmopolitan
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worldly/widely sophosticated
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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 attendance or associates
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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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exhibiting unusual early intellegence
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Prospectus
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formal proposal
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Rudimentary
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elementary, basic
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Abtruse
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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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Acumen
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quickness, accuracy, keenness of judgement
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Adroit
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dexterous/deft
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Ascertain
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found out through investigation
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Astute
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shrew/clever
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Circumspect
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careful/descrete
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Dissemenate
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to scatter wisely
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Erudtion
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deep extensive learning
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Husbandry
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the application of scientific principles to agriculture
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Pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal words
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Candid
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completely honest, 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 term for substitute
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Extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extension
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Incoherent
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lacking cohesion
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Insinuate
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to introduce/communicate stealthily
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Lucid
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easily understood/clear
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Rhetoric
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art of using language
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Esoteric
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intended for or understood by only small group
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Gaff
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a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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Idiosyncrasy
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characteristics peculiar to an individual or group
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Insular
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iIsolated, narrow, provincial
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Orthodox
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adhering to traditional/established, especially religion
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Potentate
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one who has the power/position to rule over others; monarch
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Castigate
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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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Censure
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to issue official blame
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Denounce
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to condemn openly
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Reclusive
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seeking or preferring isolation
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Relinquish
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to retire from/abandon
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Renounce
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to give up, especially by formal anouncement
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Vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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Circumscribe
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to draw a circle around; to restrict
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Contiguous
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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Conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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Credible
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capable of being believed; plausible
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Exonerate
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to free from blame
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Incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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Indict
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officially charge with wrongdoing or crime
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Litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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Partisan
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devoted to or biased in support of party/group/cause
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Parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or value
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Rectitude
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moral uprightness, righteousness
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Remiss
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lax in attending duty; negligent
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Repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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Sanctimonious
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feigning piety or righteousness
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