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31 Cards in this Set
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Illicit |
forbidden by law, rules, or custom |
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Capricious |
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior |
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Decorous |
in keeping with good taste an propriety; polite and restrained |
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Inchoate |
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary |
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Vicarious |
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person |
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Suureptitious |
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |
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Taper |
to gradually decrease the intensity of something |
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Overture |
an introduction to something more substantial |
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Banal |
lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring |
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Panoply |
A complete of impressive collection of things |
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Umbrage |
an offense or annoyance |
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Abjure |
to renounce a belief, cause, or claim |
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Espy |
to catch sight of |
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Cede |
to give control to another person |
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Entropy |
lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder |
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Defray |
to provide money in order to pay an expense |
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Lobbyist |
someone who is hired by a business or cause in order to convince legislators to support them |
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Collusion |
a secret or illegal corporation or conspiracy used to cheat or deceive others |
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Laudable |
something deserving praise and commendation |
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Hegemony |
a country or social group's dominance over others |
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Juxtaposition |
the fact of two things being seen or placed together with contrasting effect |
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Dilatory |
tending to cause delay |
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Superlative |
of the highest quality or degree |
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Rivet |
to attract the attention of someone |
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Tentative |
not certain or fixed |
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Assimilate |
take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully |
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Enmity |
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something |
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Seminal |
having a strong influence on the future |
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Nuance |
a subtle variation of something |
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Sunvert |
ti secretly undermine the power or authority of a system |
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Empirical |
based on, concerned with, or verifiable bby observation or experience rather than theory or fact |
