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100 Cards in this Set
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candid
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completely honest; straightforward
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conjecture
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inference; guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensice term
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extrapolate
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to infer by a known information
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
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to introduce or communicate stealthily
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lucid
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clear
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keeness of JUDGEMENT or INSIGHT
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adroit
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cleverly skillful with hands
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ascertain
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to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute
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shrewd, CLEVER
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circumspect
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careful, prudent, discreet
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
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the application of scientific principles to agriculture
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pedantic
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obsessed with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
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shrewed; clear-sighted
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pragmatic
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practical
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precocious
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having unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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elementary
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
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complex
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, riddle
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand, fathom
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent
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staid
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unemotional, serious
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
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independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
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worldly
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derivitve
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something that comes from another source
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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esoteric
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intended for or undertood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social errorl a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
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isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox
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adhering to the traditional and established ,esp in religion
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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castigate
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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn OPENLY
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reclusive
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seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandom
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renounce
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to give up (a title) especially by formal announcement
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vituperate
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous
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sharing anedge or boundary; TOUCHING
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
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CAPABLE OF BEING BELIEVED; plausible
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
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prome to engage in lawsuits
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partisan
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devoted to or biased in support of a party,group, or cause
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parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or value
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; RIGHTEOUSNESS
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remiss
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negligent
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
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feigning piety of righteousness
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scrupulous
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PRINCIPLED, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
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concerned
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sophistry
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plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
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substantiate
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o support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracity
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truthfulness
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vindictive
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to free from blame
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals; teasing or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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sycophant
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incencere, obsequitous flatter
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altruism
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selflessness
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eminent
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distinguished
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empathetic
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identifying with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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extol
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to praise highly
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laundatory
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full of praise
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magnanimous
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
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humanitarian; relation to monetary generosity
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repiprocatte
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to mutually take or give
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
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to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; ABOLISH
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable content before publication of release
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extirpate
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to destroy
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quell
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch
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to crush as if my trampling; squash
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supplant
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to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
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stump
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
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insulting or intended to insult
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effrontery
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brazen BOLDNESS;
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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mar
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to damage; especially in a disfiguring way
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pejorative
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disparging, belittling, insulting
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vex
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to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
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revengeful
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