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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness (mental or visual)
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braggart
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someone who boasts
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debunking
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exposing false claims or myths
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epitomized
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typified, characterized, personified
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hidebound
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rigid in opinions
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languish
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decay, fade away, get weaker
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obsequious
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servile, submissive
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polemical
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causing debate or argument
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restorative
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a tonic
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thwart
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prevent, frustrate
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adamant
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forceful, inflexible
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brawny
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muscular
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decathlon
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an athletic competition with ten events
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equivocate
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speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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hieroglyphic
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picture writing; writing difficult to read; enigmatic
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larceny
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theft, robbery, stealing
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obsession
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a dominating concern
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ponderous
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weighty, slow and heavy
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retention
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preservation, withholding
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timorous
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cowardly, fearful
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