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76 Cards in this Set
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corroborate
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to make more certain; confirm
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aggrandize
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to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend
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malign
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To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of
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deride
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock
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purport
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imply, express, intend to express
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prolific
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producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive
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anathema
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a person or thing detested or loathed
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animadversion
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the act of criticizing
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anthropomorphic
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resembling or made to resemble a human form
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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impugn
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to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon
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comely
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handsome
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conduce
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to lead or contribute to a result
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salubrious
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favorable to or promoting health; healthful
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent
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diametric
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opposite
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convalescent
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returning to health after sickness
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efficacious
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capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy
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egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
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eminence
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high station, rank, or repute
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immanence
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remaining within; indwelling; inherent
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eugenic
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having good inherited characteristics
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illicet
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not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful
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elicit
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to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
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eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person
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euphemism
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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evanescence
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to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy
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salacious
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lustful or lecherous
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paradigm
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an example serving as a model; pattern
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aggregate
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formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
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proliferate
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to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively
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injunction
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a command; order; admonition
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avuncular
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle
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altruism
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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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semantics
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study of meaning
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ingratiate
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to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort
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obsequious
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obedient; dutiful
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ebullience
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high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance
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bravura
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florid; brilliant
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vapid
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without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
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circumspect
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Marked by attention to all circumstances and probable consequences; cautious; prudent
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prepotency
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The quality or condition of having superior power, influence, or force; predominance
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argot
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secret language
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quagmire
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A difficult or precarious position or situation
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ukase
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order or decree
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indigence
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a state of extreme poverty
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destitute
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deprived of, devoid of, or lacking
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supplant
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to take the place of
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filibuster
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the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority
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sagacious
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Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise.
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munificent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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effusive
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
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controvertible
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debatable
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doggedness
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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
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wary
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watchful; being on one's guard against danger
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pretention
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a claim to dignity, importance, or merit
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annul
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to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidat
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invidious
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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful
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leery
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suspicious
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efface
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to wipe out; do away with; expunge
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doctrinaire
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a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist
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leery
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suspicious
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invidious
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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful
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liberality
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the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty
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dogmatism
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dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths
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fundamentalism
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strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles
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intransigence
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refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible
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conciliatory
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to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over
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salutary
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favorable to or promoting health; healthful
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zenith
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a highest point or state; culmination
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inception
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beginning; start; commencement
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ostensible
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apparent, evident, or conspicuous
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incongruous
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inconsistent, lacking harmony
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amalgamate
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to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce
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