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132 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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effusive
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showing excessive emotion; overflowing
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting 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 imply or communicate stealthily
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; 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 keenness of judgement or insight
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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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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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rudimentary
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basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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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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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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autonomy
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independence; self-determination
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derivative (n)
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something that comes from another source
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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orthodox
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adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon
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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 an edge or boundary; touching
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credible
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capable of being believed; plausible
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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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partisan (adj.)
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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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empathy
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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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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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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derogatory
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insulting or intending to insult
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unnecessary
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redundant
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needlessly repetitive
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vignette
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a short scene or story
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beneficial
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producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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complement (n)
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something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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epitome
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a representative or example of a type
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debunk
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to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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erratic
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markedly inconsistent
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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mercenary
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motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
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novel (adj.)
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fresh; original; new
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scintillating
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brilliant
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placid
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calm or quiet; undisturbed
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concur
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to agree
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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affable
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easy going; friendly
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amiable
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friendly; agreeable; good-natured
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fabricate
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to make up in order to deceive
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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stratify
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to layer or separate into layers
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conspicuous
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easy to notice; obvious
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banal
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drearily commonplace; predictable; trite
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cacophony
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discordant, unpleasant noise
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extraneous
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irrelevant; inessential
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mar
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to damage, especially in a disfiguring way
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benign
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kind and gentle
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adroit
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dexterous; deft
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cosmopolitan
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worldly; widely sophisticated
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prolific
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very productive; producing great qualities
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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concord
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agreement
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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pragmatic
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practical
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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therapeutic
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having or exhibiting healing powers
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curative
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able to heal or cure
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dogmatic
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stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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laudatory
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full of praise
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philanthropic
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humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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squelch
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to crush as if by trampling; squash
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech or writing
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embellish
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to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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fallacy
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a false notion
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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whimsical
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characterized by whim; unpredictable
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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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redouble
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to make twice as great; to double
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prodigious
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enormous
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arboreal
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relating to or resembling a tree or trees
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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renounce
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to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement
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multiplicity
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state of being various or manifold; a great number
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jaded
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worn out; wearied
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synergy
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combined action or operation
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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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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quell
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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vacillate
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to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
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parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or value
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solicitous
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concerned
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belie
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to misrepresent or disguise
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident; optimistic
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flippant
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disrespectfully humorous or casual
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repugnant
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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prescience
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knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull
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impetuous
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suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
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an impelling force or stimulus
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tenacity
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persistence
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temporal
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of, relating to, or limited by time
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jocular
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characterized by or given to joking
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belligerent
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eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambigous
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proliferate
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to grow or increase rapidly
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tangential
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merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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hackneyed
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worn out through overuse; trite
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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disaffected
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having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
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flag (v.)
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to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
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