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30 Cards in this Set
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Spurious; adj
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lacking authenticity; cunterfeit, false
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Staid; adj
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self-restrained to the point of dullness
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Stoic; adj
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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
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Stolid; adj
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having or showing little emotion
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Stultify; verb
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to impair or reduce to uselessness
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Subjugate; verb
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to enslave; to conquer, subdue
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Subterfuge; noun
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trick or tactic used to avoid something
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Superannuated; adj
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to old, obsolete, outdated
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Supercilious; adj
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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Surfeit; noun
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excessive amount
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Surreptitious; adj
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characterized by secrecy
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Sycophant; noun
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self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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Tacit; adj
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silently understood or implied
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Tangential; adj
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digressing, diverting
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Tenable; adj
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defensible, reasonable
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Timorous; adj
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
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Tome; noun
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book, usually large and academic
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Torpid; adj
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lethargic; unable to move; dormant
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Tractable; adj
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obedient, yielding
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Trenchant; adj
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acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective
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Trepidation; noun
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fear and anxiety
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Trifling; adj
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of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
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Trite; adj
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shallow, superficial
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Truncate; verb
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to cute off; to shorten by cutting
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Tumult; noun
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state of confusion; agitation
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Tyro; noun
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beginner, novice
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Ubiquitous; adj
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being everywhere simultaneously
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Umbrage; noun
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offense, resentment
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Unctuous; adj
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smug and falsely earnest
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Upbraid; verb
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to scold sharply
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