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63 Cards in this Set

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