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20 Cards in this Set
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Acumen
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(noun) keenness of insight; quickness and accuracy of Judgment
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Amiable
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(adj.) freindly in disposition
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Benevolent
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(adj.) genuinely good, helpful, or beneficial
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Circumvent
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(verb) to avoid by passing around
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Cumbersome
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(adj.) awkward, bulky, hard to maneuver
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Defunct
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(adj.) dead extinct machines or species
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Fraudulent
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(adj.) engaged in trickery or deceit behaviors not people
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Insidious
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(adj.) alluring, but harmful, attempting to work harm in a stealthy matter
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Juxtapose
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(verb.) to place side by side for comparison or effect
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Monotonous
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(adj.) sounder or spoken in unvarying tone
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Negate
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(verb) to make ineffective or invalid
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Parity
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(noun) equality in statues or value
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Prattle
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(noun) meaningless babble, speaking without meaning
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Prudent
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(adj.) wise or judicious in practical affairs
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Recluse
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(noun) a person who withdraws from the world to live in solitude
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Remonstrate
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(verb) to argue in protest or objection
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Sedition
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(noun) conduct or language inciting or promoted rebellion against authority
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Solace
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(noun) something that provides comfort in a time of need or sorrow
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Sycophant
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(noun) a person who flatters shamelessly for personal gain
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Tenacity
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(noun) the condition or quality of persistence
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