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25 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce |
to give in, to comply |
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affinity |
a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship |
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blasphemous |
irreverent, profane |
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buttress |
a support or prop |
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circumspect |
careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent |
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corroboration |
confirmation |
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deplete |
to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value |
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despotic |
ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical |
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emaciated |
very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away |
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empirical |
based on observation or experiment and not on theory |
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extraneous |
not essential or vital |
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fallow |
inactive, plowed but not sowed |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind |
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hyperbole |
obvious exaggeration |
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incontrovertible |
indisputable |
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irascible |
irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross |
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laconic |
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude |
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magnanimity |
having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit |
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obsequious |
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile |
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proliferation |
an increase in number, multiplication |
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scrupulous |
very principled, very careful and conscientious |
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sublime |
exalted, noble, uplifting |
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surreptitious |
secret, clandestine, stealthy |
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veracity |
devotion to the truth |
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zeal |
enthusiasm, fervor |
