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28 Cards in this Set
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folly
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The state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense
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foresight
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Care or provision for the future
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candid
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Frank; outspoken
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convoluted
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Complicated
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capricious
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Erratic; subject to whim
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bombastic
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High sounding; inflated
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loquacious
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Talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering
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decorous
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Characterized by dignified properties in conduct, manners, appearance
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streamlined
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Having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air
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jingoism
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The spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes
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mitigated
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To lessen in force or intensity
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ossified
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Hardened like or into bone
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bureaucratization
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To divide an administrative agency into bureaus
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venerable
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Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
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obstrusive
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Having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or ones opinions on another
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elliptical
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Tending to be ambiguous
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deficient
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Lacking some element or characteristic
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rousing
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Exciting; stirring
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Truce
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A suspension of hostilities
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credence
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Belief as to the truth of something
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irrefutable
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That cannot be refuted or disproved
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dubious
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Doubtful
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systematic
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Involving a system or method
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palpable
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Readily or plainly seen, heard, or perceived
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anomalous
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Deviating from or inconsistent with the common order
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diaphanous
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Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
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variegated
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Varied in appearance or color
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egalitarian
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Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people
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