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58 Cards in this Set
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Extenuate
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to make less serious
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Anomaly
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something different or irregular
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utilitarian
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purely of practical benefit
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surreptitious
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done in secret
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induce
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to cause
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procrastinate
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to put off , delay
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inoculate
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to prevent a disease by infuseing with a disease causing organism
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decry
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to criticize or condemn
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indeterminate
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not definitly know
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mimicry
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imitation, aping
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innate
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inborn, native
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pathology
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disease or the study of disease, extreme abnormality
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secrete
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to emit, to hide
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astute
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observant , intelligent, and shrewd
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divination
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the art of predicting the future
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circumvent
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to get around
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affected
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false, artificial
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objective
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dealing with observable facts rather than opinions or interpretations
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concise
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expressed briefly and simply, succinct
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obscure
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little known, hard to understand
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renovate
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to renw by repairing or rebuilding
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resilient
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able to recover from difficulty
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timorous
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fearful, timid
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mundane
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everyday, ordinary, commonplace
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relevance
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connection to the matter at hand, pertinence
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engender
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to produce , to cause
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digress
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to wander from the main path or the main topic
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circumlocution
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speaking in a roundabout way: wordiness
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ostentatious
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overly showy, pretentious
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acrimonious
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biting, harsh, caustic
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remorse
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a painful sense of guilt over wrongdoing
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eclectic
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drawn from many sources< varried, heterogenous
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divisive
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causeing disagreement or disunity
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composure
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calm, self assurance
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debunk
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to expose as false or worthless
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exculpate
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to free from blame or guilt
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replete
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filled abundantly
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terrestrial
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of the earth
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scurpulous
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acting with extreme care, painstaking
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irrational
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unreasonable
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phlegmatic
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sluggish and unemotional in temperament
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alacrity
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promptness, speed
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opulent
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rich, lavish
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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derivative
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taken from a particular source
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egoism
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excessive concern with oneself, conceit
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suppress
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to put down or restrain
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inveterate
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persistent, habitual
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presumptuos
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going beyond the limits of courtesy or appropriatnes
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talisman
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an object supposed to have magical effects or qualities
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venerate
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to admire or honor
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proximity
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closeness, nearness
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prolific
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producing many offspring or creations
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tedium
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boredom
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vestige
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a trace or remainder
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propriety
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appropriatness
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vicarious
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experienced through someone else's actions by way of the imagination
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treacherous
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untrustworthy or disloyal: dangerous or unreliable
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